1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. a) For how many years has France held this New Year's Eve concert?
b) How many people attended last year?
c) What will the city replace the live concert with? - What have officials told people to do instead of attend the New Year's festivities?

3. a) What's the problem? - Why have officials cancelled the traditional New Year's Eve gathering along the Champs-Élysées?
b) Who pressed Paris' mayor to cancel the New Year's Eve celebration? Why?
c) Was this the best way to deal with the situation? Explain your answer.

4. a) Define unvetted.
b) Why are there terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS operating in France, according to Daniel Di Martino?

5. a) What warning and orders did France’s interior minister Laurent Nuñez give to officials across the country?
b) What explanation did Mr. Nuñez give for his concerns and the safeguards he is implementing?

6. Former interior minister Bruno Retailleau, who is head of France's Les Républicains political party, criticized officials' cancellation of the traditional New Year’s Eve concert and celebration as capitulation.
a) Define capitulation.
b) What do you think? Are officials capitulating? Should the French government and Paris police work together to develop a game plan to ensure the safety of a crowd of one million?

7. NYC's Times Square New Year's Eve celebration has a comparable crowd of around a million. How do you think the NYPD keeps that many people safe?