Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: April 7, 2019 Edition

Welcome to The Diplomat‘s weekly quiz.

Each week, we will curate a list of 10 questions on recent events in the Asia-Pacific region (with occasional historical questions thrown in for variety).

These questions will cover all the topics we cover here at The Diplomat, including the politics, economics, security, culture, and history of the vast Asia-Pacific region.

Rest assured, the answers to each question come straight from our pages. Usually, the answer to any given quiz question will be found in a recent article we’ve run. So, as long as you keep up with The Diplomat, you should be on your way to an easy 100 percent score on each of these quizzes.

You’ll get to see your score and the average score across all our readers at the end of the quiz.

Well? What are you waiting for? Have a go at our quiz and find out just how well you know the Asia-Pacific this week.

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   1. Question

   In which country is the Kaliwa Dam project ongoing?

   • Philippines
   • Indonesia
   • Cambodia
   • Laos
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2. Question 2 of 10

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   What major announcement did Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, make in March 2019?

   • He appointed his daughter to succeed him formally
   • He would resign the presidency
   • He was diagnosed with a terminal illness
   • He declared his intention to remain in power until his death
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   Which is the largest vessel in the Australian Navy?

   • HMAS <em>Collins</em>
   • HMAS <em>Canberra</em>
   • HMAS <em>Brisbane</em>
   • HMAS <em>Melbourne</em>
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   What kind of weapon did India claimed to have tested on March 27?

   • A directed energy anti-satellite weapon
   • An intercontinental-range ballistic missile
   • A midcourse defense interceptor
   • A kinetic anti-satellite weapon
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   Who is Masood Azhar?

   • The leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed
   • The leader of Jaish-al-Adl
   • The leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba
   • The leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
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   Which prominent Chinese person recently addressed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point?

   • Robin Li
   • Li Keqiang
   • Jack Ma
   • Ma Huateng
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   How much will South Korea contribute to the U.S.-South Korea alliance in 2019 under a recently signed temporary cost-sharing agreement?

   • $924 million
   • $1.11 billion
   • $1.32 billion
   • $1.52 billion
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   What assurance did U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo give the Philippines in March?

   • An attack on Philippine personnel or vessels in the South China Sea would activate the mutual defense treaty between the two countries
   • An attack on Philippine personnel or vessels in the South China Sea would trigger a U.S. nuclear response
   • An attack on Philippine personnel or vessels in the South China Sea would not be covered by the mutual defense treaty between the two countries
   • An attack on Philippine personnel or vessels in the South China Sea would be covered under the treaty only if the attacker were to be China
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   What is the W76-2?

   • A Pakistani air-to-air missile
   • A Chinese tank with a laser weapon
   • A new kind of U.S. nuclear warhead
   • A South Korean earth-penetrating conventional warhead
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    According to a recent report, which of the following types of weapons will the U.S. develop after the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty formally ends?

    • A conventional short-range cruise missile and a conventional intermediate-range ballistic missile
    • A conventional short-range cruise missile and a nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile
    • A nuclear short-range cruise missile and a conventional intermediate-range ballistic missile
    • A nuclear short-range cruise missile and a nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile
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