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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary location of the Kurds?Mainly in Saudi ArabiaFrom North Africa to the Middle EastMainly in IranThe mountainous regions between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary language of the Arabs?ArabicHebrewFarsiRelated to Persian
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary location of the Persians?mountainous region between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and IranMainly in Saudi Arabiamainly in Iranmainly in Iraq
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the dominant (largest) religion of the Kurds?ChristianityShia IslamJudaismSunni Islam
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary location of the Arabs?Mainly in Iranfrom North Africa to the Middle EastMainly in Saudi ArabiaMountainous region between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary language of the Kurds?ArabicHebrewFarsirelated to Persian
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho is the most important figure of Christianity?MosesJesusAbrahamMuhammad
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the dominant (largest) religion of the Arabs?Shia IslamChristianityJudaismSunni Islam
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the largest ethnic group in the Middle East?KurdsJewsArabsPersians
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe place of worship in Islam is called a ________.synagoguecasachurchmosque
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich country in the Middle East has the most ethnic Jews?IranTurkeySaudi ArabiaIsrael
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the title of the religious leaders of Islam?PastorRabbiPriestImam
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the dominant (largest) religion of the Persians?Shia IslamChristianitySunni IslamJudaism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Bible was originally written in Hebrew and Greek. What is the holy language of Christianity?ArabicHebrewGreekTrick question - no holy language
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the reason for the split that occurred in Islam?They disagreed over who should be the leader of Islam after Muhammad died.Followers disagreed over what the 5 Pillars should be.Followers thought that the Islamic holy city should be moved to Beirut, Lebanon.Followers disagreed over how to fast during Ramadan.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho is the most important figure of Judaism?MosesJesusAbrahamMuhammad
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMonotheistic religions are different than polytheistic religions because . . . ?Monotheistic religions only worship one day a week.Monotheistic religions have multiple gods.Monotheistic religions have one God.Monotheistic religions only have one religious holiday.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceIn Shia Islam, followers believe that a _____________ should have succeeded (taken over after) Muhammad.wise, respected Muslimfriend of Muhammadwomanrelative of Muhammad
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow do Christians view Jesus?as divine (Son of God)as a prophetas a teacher (normal man)as a writer of a holy book
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIn Sunni Islam, followers believe that a _____________ should have succeeded (taken over after) Muhammad.wise, respected Muslim manrelated imam of Muhammadrelative of Muhammadcousin of Muhammad
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho is the most important figure of Islam?MosesJesusAbrahamMuhammad
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow do Muslims view Jesus?as divine (Son of God)as a prophetas a teacher (normal man)as a writer of a holy book
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the title of the religious leaders of Judaism?PastorRabbiAbrahamImam
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Qur'an is written in the holy language of Islam, which is __________.ArabicHebrewFarsiKurdish
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Torah is written in the holy language of Judaism, which is __________.ArabicHebrewFarsiKurdish
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe place of worship in Judaism is called a ________.synagoguecasachurchmosque
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe place of worship in Christianity is called a ________.synagoguecasachurchmosque
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow do Jews view Jesus?as divine (Son of God)as a prophetas a teacher (normal man)as a writer of a holy book
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a reason that the Ottoman Empire collapsed?Out-of-date technologyWeakened by warsWeakened trade routesDebt and financial problems
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the "final straw" reason that caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?weakened trade routeslost World War Iconquered by the United StatesExtreme flooding
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWho is an important forefather of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?MuhammadMosesJesusAbraham
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn what year did Israel officially become a state?1940186219481890
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe movement for a Jewish nation was called _________.CommunismAnti-SemitismZionismImperialism
- 34. Multiple ChoiceHatred toward Jews is called ___________.ZionismColonialismHolocaustAnti-Semitism
- 35. Multiple ChoiceMost Muslims practice which type of Islam?ShiaSunni
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the countries involved in the Six-Day War?Israel and Arab nationsSaudi Arabia and SyriaIsrael and the U.S.Israel and only Egypt
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat did NOT cause the Six-Day War?Arabs did not want Israel to be a country.Arabs showed support to Palestinians.Israeli citizens wanted to move to Jordan.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich country won the Six-Day War?IsraelEgyptLebanonSaudi Arabia
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich was NOT one of the territories that Israel won after the Six-Day War?Golan Heights from SyriaWest Bank from JordanSinai from EgyptMediterranean Sea from Lebanon
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhich two countries participated in the Camp David Accords that were located in the U.S.?Israel and JordanIsrael and EgyptSaudi Arabia and SyriaAfghanistan and Israel
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?to increase peace and stability in the regionto stop ongoing nuclear attacksto end farming strikesto begin trade routes
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich was NOT a country that was involved in the Persian Gulf War (1990)?IraqKuwaitU.S.Afghanistan
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Iraq invade Kuwait?Iraq wanted Kuwait's freshwater resources.Kuwait had bombed Iraq.Iraq said that Kuwait was stealing their oil and driving oil prices down.Kuwait's leader had left, so Iraq was going to lead it too.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Persian Gulf War end?The U.S and allies . helped Kuwait push out Iraq.Kuwait was able to push out Iraq on its own.Kuwait let Iraq stay.
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the terrorist groups that led the U.S. to invade Afghanistan?ISIS and Boko HaramIRF and MafiaBoko Haram and TalibanTaliban and al-Qaeda
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat event sparked the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?Oklahoma City BombingSeptember 11th attacksParis BombingsCoup Attempt in Turkey
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of al-Qaeda and the organizer of the Sept. 11th attacks?Kim Jong UnBashar al-AssadOsama bin LadenAdolf Hitler
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was the leader of al-Qaeda (and organizer of Set. 11th attacks) killed?2011200119841975
- 49. Multiple ChoiceIn 2003, the U.S. and Allies invaded which country?TurkeyAfghanistanIraqIran
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main reason that the U.S. and Allies invaded Iraq in 2003?fear that Iraq had weapons of mass destructionIraq had invaded KuwaitIraq had bombed Iran.Iraq had kidnapped U.S. citizens.
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein?freed from prisonHe kept being the dictator.captured and executedHe escaped to Argentina.
- 52. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: American troops are still in Iraq and Afghanistan.True - for training soldiers there and for fighting terrorist groups (ISIS in Iraq and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan)False - American troops withdrew in 2011, and there has been lasting stability.
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary language of the Persians?Related to PersianArabicFarsiHebrew
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhen the U.S. invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, they were fighting the people of Afghanistan.TrueFalse
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT something that Europe ignored when partitioning Southwest Asia after WWI?religious groupsethnic group boundariesoil
- 56. Multiple Choicethe killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during WWIIHolocaustZionismDiasporaAntisemitism
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for when a group of people desire their own country?AntisemitismZionismnationalismpartitioning
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhich ethnic group faces discrimination and wants its own country?MuslimsPersiansArabsKurds
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich ethnic group felt that the creation of Israel was unfair to them?Palestinian ArabsKurdsJewsPersians
- 60. Multiple ChoiceUprisings by Palestinian Arabs against the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and West Bank are called _____.anti-SemitismsintifadasZionistsnationalists
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhat two territories does Israel claim that the Palestinian Arabs want Israel to leave and give back?Gaza Strip and LebanonSuez Canal and West BankGaza Strip and West BankSinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip
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