Rising Tensions in the Middle East

The holy scripture of people of the Jewish faith is the

• Bible.

• Koran.

• New Testament.

• Old Testament.

The holy scripture of people of the Muslim faith is the

• Bible.

• Koran.

• New Testament.

• Old Testament.

The holy scripture of people of the Christian faith is the

• Koran.

• Old Testament.

• New Testament.

• Old and New Testaments.

The site in the Middle East which is a sacred location for the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith is

• Bethlehem.

• Mecca.

• Jerusalem.

• Gaza.

The nations which were given regulatory oversight of the Middle East in the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, thus establishing the "Mandate System" were

• the United States and the Soviet Union.

• Britain and France.

• Israel and Palestine.

• Germany and Austria.

The organization which established the nation of Israel was

• the United Nations.

• the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

• the South East Asia Treaty Organization.

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Land to establish the nation of Israel was taken from

• Syria.

• Lebanon.

• Saudi Arabia.

• Palestine.

Violence prior to 1980 between the nation of Israel and neighboring Arab States included all of the following conflicts except the

• Holocaust.

• Yom Kippur War.

• 6 Day War.

• 1956 War.

All of the following are true of the genocide perpetrated on the Jewish people during World War II except it

• was known as the Holocaust.

• led to the development Zion by the British.

• was Hitler's "Final Solution" resulting in the deaths of 6 million Jews.

• was not the first time the Jewish people had been targets of oppression.

All of the following nations were members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) except

• Iraq.

• Israel.

• Iran.

• Kuwait.