1st Semester Pre-Interim Review 2025

What is desalination?

• adding salt to freshwater

• adding salt to seawater

• removing salt from seawater

• removing salt from freshwater

What do Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have in common?

• Bible

• Monotheism

• 5 Pillars

• Synagogue

Which one of the statements below is NOT a reason that led to the creation of Israel?

• Holocaust

• Zioinism

• Jewish connection to the land

• No one else was living there

What land(s) are part of Palestine?

• Gaza Strip and West Bank

• Jordan

• East Jerusalem and Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia

Who partitioned the Ottoman Empire are the end of WWI?

• The United States
• France and Britain
• Germany and Italy
• The Turks and Arabs

What is the main difference between Christianity and Judaism?

• Christian belief in Abraham

• Christian belief that Jesus is the Son of God

• Jewish belief in the 5 Pillars

• Jewish belief in the New Testament

Why did Islam split into two branches, Shia and Sunni?

• The Shia believe only Arabs can be Muslims.

• Arguments over what should be in the 5 Pillars.

• The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer from Mecca to Jerusalem.

• They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.

What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home state?

• anti-Semitism

• Zionism

• Holocaust

• Palestinianization

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

• 9-11 attacks

• Iraq was thought to have WMDs

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• oil and terrorism

• oil and diamonds

• diamonds and textiles

• land and religion