Unit 4- Southwest Asia: Conflicting Beliefs, Who Gets What?

Which statement about ethnic groups is correct?

• Ethnic groups are defined by a shared history.

• Ethnic groups are defined by a common occupation.

• All members of an ethnic group live in the same country.

• All members of an ethnic group follow the same set of laws.

Which of the following statements about ethnic groups and religious groups is correct?

• Both ethnic and religious groups are defined by political borders.

• Members of an ethnic group usually belong to different religious groups.

• Individuals belonging to the same religious group do not always share an ethnicity.

• Member of both ethnic and religious groups all come from the same backgrounds.

Which answer choice correctly matches each religion with its most sacred text?

• Judaism - the Bible, Islam - the Quran, Christianity - the Tanakh

• Judaism - the Quran, Islam - the Bible, Christianity - the Tanakh

• Judaism - the Tanakh, Islam - the Quran, Christianity - the Bible

• Judaism - the Bible, Islam - the Tanakh, Christianity - the Quran

Which answer choice describes a person's ethnicity?

• A. Aseel is Muslim. This answer choice describes a person's religion.

• B. Ali is Christian. This answer choice describes a person's religion.

• C. Inbar is Hindu. This answer choice describes a person's religion.

• D. Nabil is Kurdish. This answer choice describes a person's ethnicity.

What caused the earliest disagreement between the groups that would become Shia and Sunni Muslims?

• debates over the treatment of followers of other faiths

• debates over the role of religion in government affairs

• debates over the method of choosing Islam's leaders

• debates over the amount of money followers must donate

Which answer choice describes a person's religion?

• Nabil is Kurdish.

• Amaya is Arab.

• Inbar is Christian.

• Omar is Persian.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Pillars of Islam?

• praying five times each day

• following the teachings of the Tanakh

• giving charity to the poor

• taking a holy pilgrimage to Mecca

In what way are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?

• The Bible is considered the holiest book in each religion.

• The Koran is considered the holiest book in each religion.

• They all teach that Abraham was one of God's prophets.

• They all teach that Muhammad was one of God's prophets.

Who were the Zionists?

• Arab communities that rose up Ottoman control during World War I

• Jewish communities that rose up against Ottoman control during World War I

• people who believed that Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons

• people who believed that Arab people needed their own homeland for religious reasons

The events of the Holocaust led to what development in the years following World War II?

• worldwide support for the establishment of a Jewish state

• efforts by world leaders to limit the spread of communism

• the growing influence of fascism throughout Europe

• a return to isolationist policies by the United States