Which Muslim group is the minority group in Islam?

• Sunni

• Shia

What disagreement led to the division of Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• Leadership succession

• Religious practices

• Holy sites

• Language

True or False: Shia Muslims believe Muhammed's successor (replacement) only needed to be a good, devout Muslim.

• True

• False

True or False: Shia Muslims believed the leader had to be a blood relative of Muhammad.

• True

• False

Which Southwest Asian ethnic group is predominantly Shia Muslim?

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

• Turks

Most Kurds practice _________ Islam. They primarily live in the countries of __________________________.

• Sunni, Iraq and Turkey

• Shia, Iran and Iraq

• Sunni, Turkey and Israel

• Shia, Turkey and Syria

Most Arabs practice _________ Islam. They primarily live in the countries of __________________________.

• Sunni, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

• Shia, Iraq and Lebanon

• Sunni, Lebanon and Afghanistan

• Shia, Iran and Iraq

Most Persians practice __________ Islam. They primarily live in this Middle Eastern country:_______.

• Sunni, Saudi Arabia

• Shia, Iran

• Sunni, Turkey

• Shia, Iraq

Which ethnic group makes up the majority of the Middle East?

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

• Turks

Most Kurds, Arabs, and Persians practice which of the following religions:

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism