As you read…Use the aforementioned chart to help you

develop the main idea of the article.

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You will have 60 seconds to answer each of the questions that follow…The slides will move forward by themselves.

1. Each selection from the article suggests that the Mutanabbi market is a reflection of the social and political landscape of Baghdad EXCEPT:A Human rights activists were passing out

their newspaper, Freedom.B “Politics are going to take over our very

air!” Nadawi exclaimed, laughing ruefully.C “We see other women, but not too

many,” said Sofia Naji, the lawyer, “Some families are conservative and don’t let women go out.”

D “Baghdad has a hidden face” that’s difficult to see from afar, he said.

2. Which of the following matters is left uncertain in the article?A the significance of the Mutanabbi

market in BaghdadB the age of the Mutanabbi marketC the types of things found at the

Mutanabbi marketD who the Mutanabbi market was named

after

Read the introduction from the article.The crowds were so large that we had to approach Mutanabbi Street from the river, coasting across the Tigris in a small wooden motorboat under gray skies.The introduction develops the main idea of the article by:

A establishing the popularity of the Mutanabbi Street market

B establishing the importance of the Mutanabbi Street market.

C giving a setting for the Mutanabbi Street market

D giving important details about the Mutanabbi Street market

Answers

1. Each selection from the article suggests that the Mutanabbi market is a reflection of the social and political landscape of Baghdad EXCEPT:A Human rights activists were passing out

their newspaper, Freedom.B “Politics are going to take over our very

air!” Nadawi exclaimed, laughing ruefully.C “We see other women, but not too

many,” said Sofia Naji, the lawyer, “Some families are conservative and don’t let women go out.”

D “Baghdad has a hidden face” that’s difficult to see from afar, he said.

2. Which of the following matters is left uncertain in the article?A the significance of the Mutanabbi

market in BaghdadB the age of the Mutanabbi marketC the types of things found at the

Mutanabbi marketD who the Mutanabbi market was named

after

Read the introduction from the article.The crowds were so large that we had to approach Mutanabbi Street from the river, coasting across the Tigris in a small wooden motorboat under gray skies.The introduction develops the main idea of the article by:

A establishing the popularity of the Mutanabbi Street market

B establishing the importance of the Mutanabbi Street market.

C giving a setting for the Mutanabbi Street market

D giving important details about the Mutanabbi Street market