1.  What four groups make up the Quartet?  What is the purpose of the Quartet?

2.  What requirements did the Quartet stipulate Hamas must meet before they could work together?  To date, has Hamas complied with any of these requests?

3.  Last week Russian President Putin announced he would invite Hamas representative to talks in Moscow.  France and Kofi Annan (for the U.N.) have said they support such talks.  Why is it wrong to have such talks with Hamas before they have complied with the Quartet's requests?

4.  Are you surprised by Kofi Annan's support for Moscow's invitation to Hamas?  Explain your answer.

5.  What topics did President Bush say he discussed with Kofi Annan during their meeting yesterday?  Why do you think the President focused on these issues and glossed over Hamas and Sudan?

6.  Do statements credited to President Bush by unidentified sources in para. 7-8 appear consistent with his initial statement on the Hamas victory?  Explain your answer.  (See initial statement here - scroll down to read text of remarks if unable to view Real Player or Windows Media Player)

7.  Sometimes a writer doesn't have enough information on an event to write a complete article, so it is added on to the end of another article to which it is somewhat related.  How is the information in the last four paragraphs realted to the article as a whole?