Middle East Quiz

The holy book of Judaism is:

• Qu'ran
• Bible
• Torah

The holy book of Islam is:

• Qu'ran
• Bible 
• Torah

The founder of Islam is:

• Jesus
• Yahweh 
• Muhammad
• Abraham 

To overcome a shortage of freshwater, countries are focusing on 

• dragging icebergs from antartica
• drilling more wells
• conserving water by limiting 
• desalinization 

One common feature of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity is

• ancestor worship
• use of amulets and ceremonial objects
• veneration of the Virgin Mary
• monotheism

Which was an outcome of the construction of the Aswan High Dam? 

• Egypt could grow all of their own food
• Egypt expanded solar energy use
• Mosquito-borne illness decreased
• Egypt increased its annual harvests

How much of the world's oil production does OPEC control?

• 15% 
•  40% 
• 20%
• 70%

Christianity, Judaism and Islam all originated in what region?

• North Africa
• Balkan
• Southwest Asia
• Caucasus

the most important resources on the Arabian Peninsula are

• Freshwater and gold
• gold and diamonds
• oil and freshwater
• diamonds and soil 

During the Arab Spring revolutions, this was a regional connecting factor

• Minorities in leadership roles
• use of social media to coordinate protests
• boycots of Arab dictatorships
• public role for islamic fundamentalism