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The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz for Feb. 18-25, 2012

A worshipper holds a copy of Quran during Friday prayers in Iraq. (Karim Kadim/AP)

How well do stay up with the news – from the mainstream to the obscure? Match wits with our quiz!

- Joanne Ciccarello

Question 1 of 10

1. Violent riots broke out in Afghanistan after copies of the Quran were burned at a NATO base there. What's the proper way to dispose of a Quran?

They are burned

 

They are buried

 

They are discarded in rivers or streams

 

Any of the above; the key is that they be treated with respect

 

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