Starter: Death penalty Quiz‌ 1. How many countries in the world still retain and use the death penalty? 2. How many countries in the world have abolished the death penalty since 1990? 3. After abolishing it, how many countries have subsequently reintroduced the death penalty?
4. How many people were legally executed in 2002? 5. 81% of these executions took place in: 6. Which country has carried out the greatest number of known executions against child offenders? 7. What effect does abolition of the death penalty have on crime rates?
1. a) 10
b) 109
c) 78
2. a) none b) 35
c) 10
3. a) 1
c) 4
b) 3
4. a) less than 100 b) 500-1000 c) over 1,500 5. a) 3 b) 1 c) 10 6. a) USA b) China c) Saudi Arabia 7. a) a rise in crime rates b) a fall in crime rates c) no change