Religious and Ethnic Groups

What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia?   

• Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
• Judaism, Islam, Christianity
• Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
• Persian, Islam, Christianity

The oldest religion in Southwest Asia is: 

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism

Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? 

• Jesus
• Abraham
• Moses
• Muhammad

Which best describes the religion of Arabs?

• The majority of Arabs are Shia Muslims.
• All Arabs are Sunni Muslims.
• Most Arabs speak Farsi.
• Most are Muslim, though there are also many Christians and those of other faiths.

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• A.  The Shia wanted to change direction of prayer to Medina, rather than Mecca.
• A.  The Sunni wanted to change part of the Five Pillars.
• A.  The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims, the Sunni did not.
• A.  They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad’s death.

The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?

• Persians
• Kurds
• Arab
• Jews

Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group:

• Arabs
• Persians
• Kurds
• Jews

What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?

• Jews
• Kurds
• Arabs
• Persians

Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?

• Saudi Arabia
• Israel
• Iran
• Iraq

Monotheism is the belief in one god.

• True
• False