War in the Middle East
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  • Question 1
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    Q.

    Who was the dictator of Iran who limited freedom

    answer choices

    Osama Bin Laden

    Mohammed

    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    Moses

  • Question 2
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    Q.

    Saudi Arabian born leader of Al-Qaeda

    answer choices

    Abu Bakar Bashir

    Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah

    Osama Bin Laden

    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  • Question 3
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    Last prophet of Islam

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    Mohammed

    Moses

    Abraham

    Jesus

  • Question 4
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    Father of all three monotheistic religions

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    Moses

    Mohammed

    Abraham

    Jesus

  • Question 5
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    The Son of God according to Christians

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    Abraham

    Moses

    Mohammed

    Jesus

  • Question 6
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    Country immediately invaded in response to the 9/11 attacks.

    answer choices

    Iran

    Afghanistan

    Iraq

    United States

  • Question 7
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    City at the center of the Arab-Israeli conflict

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    Iraq

    Mecca

    Jerusalem

    Iran

  • Question 8
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    In 2003 this nation invaded Iraq over the stated purpose of finding weapons of mass destruction.

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    Afghanistan

    Iraq

    Kuwait

    Iran

  • Question 9
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    Holiest city of Islam

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    Jerusalem

    Bethlehem

    Baghdad

    Mecca

  • Question 10
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    This country started the Persian Gulf War by invading Kuwait.

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    Iran

    Afghanistan

    Iraq

    Egypt

  • Question 11
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    All of the following are similarities among the monotheistic religions EXCEPT

    answer choices

    Abraham

    Jerusalem

    Originated in the Middle East

    Pilgrimage to Mecca

  • Question 12
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    Originally the Israelis and Palestinians were fighting over Jerusalem because

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    It was the site of Jesus' miracles

    Oil reserves are located there

    They believe God gave the land to their ancestors

    They are afraid religious fundamentalists will attack their country

  • Question 13
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    In 1947 the UN created Israel to

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    Provide a homeland for Muslims

    Provide a homeland for Jews

    Create a balance of Arab and Israeli nations

    Punish the Palestinians for terrorist actions

  • Question 14
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    The recent issue in the West Bank is

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    The fear of terrorist attacks by Hamas

    The building of Jewish Settlements

    The fighting between Al Qaeda and Hezbollah

    The building of Palestinian settlements

  • Question 15
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    Hamas is...

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    A terroist organization that controls the Gaza Strip

    A political organization which peacefully negotiates with Israel

    A terrorist organization that controls the government in Lebanon

    A religious sect of Judaism that has committed acts of terrorism.

  • Question 16
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    All of the following are daily reminders for Palestinians of Israeli occupation Except...

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    Checkpoints

    Refugee Camps

    Frequent air attacks

    Soldiers in the streets

  • Question 17
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    The international community's solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict would include...

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    Giving all of Israel to the Israelis

    Giving all of Israel to the Palestinians

    A UN controlled state

    Two states based on the 1967 borders

  • Question 18
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    Oil is important to Middle Eastern economies because...

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    It is in unlimited supply

    They buy it from America at a low cost

    It is the biggest export

    All citizens profit from sales

  • Question 19
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    OPEC's main purpose is to...

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    Control the price and production of oil

    Make oil cheaper for America

    Research alternative energy

    Encourage war and violence

  • Question 20
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    Saddam Hussein's primary reason for starting the Persian Gulf War in 1991 was...

    answer choices

    Retaliation against Kuwait's invasion

    To gain more WMDs

    To gain control of oil fields

    To capture the leader of Kuwait

  • Question 21
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    All of the following are true about the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 EXCEPT

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    Searching for Weapons of Mass Destruction

    Searching for the 9/11 terrorist

    Bringing democracy to Iraq

    Overthrow Saddam Hussein

  • Question 22
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    Under Saddam Hussein’s leadership Iraq experienced all of the following EXCEPT

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    Invasion of neighboring countries for oil

    A genocide against the Kurds

    Spread of democracy and human rights

    War with the United States over WMDs

  • Question 23
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    The main goal of terrorism is to....

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    Kill People

    Force change through force and/ or fear

    Convert people to Islam

    Promote dictatorship

  • Question 24
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    Al Qaeda is the terrorist organization that...

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    Is responsible for 9/11

    Controls the Gaza Strip

    Attacked Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War

    Helped Saddam Hussein get to power

  • Question 25
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    The Taliban is...

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    The radical religious fundamentalist group that control parts of Afghanistan

    The dictatorship of Iran that does not promote equal rights for the people

    The Arab organization that wants to allow Israelis to control the Gaza Strip

    The political organization that controls the price of oil in the Middle East

  • Question 26
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    Citizens of many Middle Eastern countries primarily protested their governments in 2011 because they wanted

    answer choices

    Democracy and human rights

    To limit western influence

    Support from the United Nations

    Leave their country

  • Question 27
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    What allowed for the quick spread of revolutionary ideas and spirit in the Middle East

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    The assistance of the American military

    Social networking sites

    Use of nuclear weapons

    The leader of Iran Bombing Libya

  • Question 28
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    This country is the #1 producer of oil in the world

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    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

  • Question 29
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    Jews and Palestinians are fighting over how this country should be divided.

    answer choices

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

  • Question 30
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    The Persian Gulf War started when Saddam Hussein invaded this country.

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    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

  • Question 31
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    The U.S. is currently fighting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in this country.

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    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

  • Question 32
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    This country may soon be at war with Israel because they have nuclear weapons.

    answer choices

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

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