New anti-hate and gun laws in Australia — Reading comprehension exercise



STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 6


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. How many shooters were involved in the festival killings?
  One
  Three
  Two

2. Albanese said that he would have preferred _____________ hate-speech laws.
  stronger
  less stringent
  more lax

3. _____________ has a majority in the upper chamber of Australia's government.
  The Labor Party
  The Liberal Party
  No party

4. Which of the following do the new gun-control laws not include?
  A government buyback program
  A psychiatric evaluation
  New restrictions on gun ownership

5. Under the new laws, the alleged gunmen _____________ to possess guns.
  would still have been able
  would not have been allowed
  would have had to have gone to another state

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