1. a) What is the population of Egypt?
b) How many people took part in Tuesday's anti-government protest in Cairo, Egypt?

2. What outcome did organizers say they were aiming for in Tuesday's protest?

3. How have other authoritarian governments in the Arab world reacted to the protests taking place in Tunisia and Egypt?

4. What did organizers do in an attempt to keep the protest on Tuesday peaceful? Be specific.

5. What attempt did the Egyptian government make to prevent people from traveling into Cairo for the protest?

6. a) What do the protesters all have in common?
b) How are the protesters different?

7. From para. 18: "Two dummies representing Mubarak dangled from traffic lights. On their chests was written: 'We want to put the murderous president on trial.' Their faces were scrawled with the Star of David, an allusion to many protesters' feeling that Mubarak is a friend of Israel, still seen by most Egyptians as their country's archenemy more than 30 years after the two nations signed a peace treaty."
No one knows how Mubarak's ouster will affect Israel at this point. Are you surprised by Egyptians' expressing hatred for Israel along with their frustration over economic issues and corruption in Mubarak's government? Explain your answer.