Kurdish Nationalism Formative Assessment

What language is spoken by the Kurds?

• Persian

• Turkish

• Kurdish

• Arabic

Which religion is practiced by the majority of the Kurds?

• Sunni Islam

• Christianity

• Shia Islam

• Judaism

What is the name of the land desired by the Kurds?

• Palestine

• Kurdistan

• Gaza Strip

• West Bank

Which answer choice best describes the location where the Kurds live?

• Israel, Jordan, Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia, Yemen

• Iran, Afghanistan

• Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey

Why are the nations where the Kurds live reluctant to give them their own homeland?

• they want to continue taxing them - they need the income

• they do not want to give up land with valuable natural resources

• they do not want to give up the coastline on the Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf

• they disagree with the Kurds' religions

In your Mentor Text, the Ali Akbar Veleyati quote in Source 1 (pg. 20) could best be described as:

• biased against the creation of Kurdistan

• biased in favor of the creation of Kurdistan

• unbiased toward either perspective