TOPIC 7 POST TEST REVIEW

RELIGION: Most people in Southwest Asia are...

• Christian

• Jewish

• Arab

• Muslim

What kind of government does Iran have?

• A constitutional monarchy.

• An absolute monarchy.

• A dictatorship.

• An Islamic Theocracy.

What are the two MAJOR divisions of Islam globally?

• Sunni & Shia

• Sufi & Sunni

• Catholic & Protestant

• Arabs & Persians

Islamic fundamentalism is...

• the Quran can be interpreted in many different ways.

• the Quran has to be taken literally word for word

• the Quran's interpretation changes throughout time.

• the Quran, Torah, and Bible are the same book written through different views.

Why is Turkey considered a flawed democracy?

• Legislation created a constitution that protects the right of free speech and assembly.

• Political opponents are often jailed; often without reason or on suspicion of "terrorism" or "treason".

• The government passed laws maximising freedom of the press and other civil rights.

• The president started to make the country's governemnt less of a authoritarian regime and more of a secular democracy.

Entrepreneurship is...

• ...creating and managing a new business.

• ...training new workers for jobs in the oil industry.

• ...understanding how to manage someone else's business.

• ...the belief that men and women can work together in business.

What happened in Gaza in 2007 that changed Israeli-Palestinian relations?

• Israel took control of Gaza from Egypt.

• Gazans launched the First Intifada against Israeli control.

• A terrorist group called Hamas took control of Gaza.

• Gaza became an independant country.

What is the hijab?

• The traditional head covering required by Islam for women.

• The Islamic law code

• The profession of faith in Islam

• One of three main branches of Islam.

What is the term for the period of political unrest and demands for democracy that began in 2011 and spread across S.W. Asia and N. Africa?

• the Intifada

• the Arab Spring

• The Arab-Israeli War

• the Islamic Revolution

How did the conflict in Syria begin?

• With demonstrations against an authoritarian government.

• With the overthrow of a fundamentalist Islamic government.

• With a border conflict with neighboring Israel.

• With the rise of ISIS