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6. Approximately how many people were injured?

  • 3000
  • 1500
  • 300
  • 10,000

7. There were fires

  • True
  • False

8. What was the date of the L'Aquila earthquake?

  • 19th July 2011
  • 6th April 2009
  • 24th August 2003
  • 8th October 2005

9. What was provided for the homeless?

  • Clothes, showers and medical care
  • Food and water
  • Food, water and medical care
  • Clothes, food and water

10. What affected the rescuing?

  • Volcanoes
  • Aftershocks
  • Floods
  • Storms

11. What did the government provide?

  • Money to pay for rent
  • Food for families
  • Shelter for homeless
  • Money to pay for food

12. What happened to water and electricity?

  • A water pipe was broken
  • A line of electricity poles was knocked over
  • Everything was cut off
  • Water was cut off

13. Which organisations rescued people?

  • Air ambulances
  • Ambulances, fire engines and the army
  • The army and the navy
  • Ambulances and the army

14. Most of the city centre was rebuilt

  • True
  • False

15. What did the broken water pipe cause?

  • A landslide
  • A flood
  • Rats and other sewage animals to appear above ground

16. What were suspended?

  • Gas and electricity bills
  • Prison sentences
  • Jobs

17. What was provided for people?

  • Free computers and tablets
  • Cheap phones and SIM cards
  • Free phones and SIM cards
  • Phone boxes

18. What was an investigation set up about?

  • Who was responsible for the earthquake
  • Why modern buildings weren't built to withstand earthquakes
  • Why the earthquake had occurred
  • Why so many people had died

19. What were set up for the homeless?

  • Houses
  • Camps
  • Hotels
  • Tents

20. For how many people were new settlements built?

  • 100,000
  • 20,000
  • 40,000
  • 8000