Prelesson Quiz on Israeli-Palestinian War

What was the SOURCE of conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinians ?

• Ownership of Palestine

• Religion

• Race

• Foreign Support

What place was regarded as HOLY LAND by both Jews, Arabs and Christians?

• Jordon

• Egypt

• Jerusalem

• Syria

Jews consisted of about ______% of the Palestinian population before the WWI.

• 5-10

• 20-25

• 30-35

• 40-45

During the WWI, _____ ruled over Palestine.

• Palestinian Arabs

• Israeli Jews

• Ottoman Empire

• Britain

How long had Palestinian Arabs lived in Palestine ?

• about 100 years

• about 500 years

• about 1000 years

• about 1300 years

What did Britain promise to Palestinian Arabs and Jews during the WWI?

2 answers are correct.

• Palestinian Arabs could rule over Jerusalem

• Palestinian Arabs were given independence

• Jerusalem was given to Jewish control

• Jews built national home in Palestine

After the WWI, which European country mandated Palestine?

• France

• The US

• The USSR

• Britain

Why did Britain leave Palestine and ask the United Nations to take over the adminstration of Palestine?

2 answers are correct

• Decline of Britain after the WWI

• Unable to settle the conflicts in Palestine

• The demand of the US to leave Palestine

• The trend of decolonization

What was the different response of Jews and Palestinian Arabs toward the UN partition Plan in 1947?

2 answers are correct

• Palestinian Arabs accepted the plan

• Jews accepted the plan

• Jews rejected the plan

• Palestinian Arabs rejected the plan

How many wars were fought between Israeli Jews and Arabs from 1948 to 2000 ?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5