SWANA Review

Which of the following religions follows the Bible, worships in a church and celebrates holidays like Easter and Christmas?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in very short supply?

• water

• oil

• lumber

• coal

The quality of the education system in Southwest Asia is

• excellent

• average

• poor

• outstanding

What are the five pillars?

• Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives

• Five daily prayers that Muslims must perform

• Five sacred texts of Islam

• Five historical figures in Islamic history

Which of the following religions follows the Torah, attends a synagogue and celebrates holidays like Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

The most practiced religion in Southwest Asia is -

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

The dominant climate feature of the Middle East and North Africa is which of the following?

• arid/desert

• monsoon rainfall

• consistent south winds

• tropical rainforest

What religion includes: fasting during Ramadan, Praying 5 times a day, Haij to Mecca

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Monotheistic religion originating in the Middle East

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism, Islam, Christianity

• Taoism

Going to Mecca, a holy city, once in a lifetime is called?

• a hajj

• a pilgrimage

• a ziyarat

• a umrah