The Non-idiotic Politics Test

It's funny. I've run into a bunch of so-called "Politics" tests on OkCupid (excepting the official one), and they invariably deal only with George W Bush and his campaign of...ok, I'll leave any personal thoughts on the matter aside in order not scare off anyone. But it just so happens that while the American President is the target of liberals and the hero of conservatives in his country (and others as well), the rest of the world is still moving! In other words, a lot of things are happening outside of the United States. And a lot of them are part of the world of politics. So the inevitable conclusion is that someone had to write a test that actually checks your knowledge of global politics, as opposed to just the war on Iraq, which everybody knows anyway due to over-saturation in the media, unless they live in a hole somewhere in the middle of nowhere. If that's you, I didn't mean to offend you, but you should probably go get checked if you live there and have an Internet connection, buddy. Anyway, back to the matter at hand...the following will not test your opinions on global politics, social tendencies, etc., but rather your knowledge of current and recent global events...there is no humor in this test. Sorry. Don't shoot me. -For reference, this test was written on September 25th, 2005.-