NOTE: Many Indonesians use/have only one name.

1. Answer the following questions about Indonesia:
a) What is the capital of Indonesia?
b) What is the population of Indonesia?
c) Who is the president of Indonesia?
d) What is the majority religion in Indonesia?

2. Define the following words used in the article:
-pyroclastic flows (para. 11)
-volcanologist (para. 12)
-archipelago (para. 23)
-Ring of Fire (para. 23)

3. a) How far away is the city of Yogyakarta from Mount Merapi?
b) How many people live in Yogyakarta?

4. Nearly 100 people were killed by Friday's eruption of Mount Merapi. When was the last time the volcano caused such devastation?

5. What do officials say is the biggest threat to Yogyakarta from Mount Merapi?

CHALLENGE QUESTION: President Obama is in Indonesia today, as one of the countries he is visiting on his 10-day Asian tour. Of what significance is Indonesia to President Obama personally?