Southwest Asia Exam Quiz

What artistic technique did eL Seed use in the Manshiyat Naser neighborhood of Cairo to ensure the work was only fully visible from one specific point?

• Anamorphic art

• Trompe-l'œil

• Fresco painting

• Pointillism

According to the Johnny Harris video, what was the primary reason the French government, under President Sarkozy, allegedly influenced Michel Platini to vote for Qatar?

• To promote football in North Africa and the Middle East

• To improve diplomatic relations with the United States

• To gain access to Qatar's renewable energy technology

• To secure trade deals and the purchase of the football club Paris Saint-Germain

The slogan 'Women, Life, Freedom' (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) used in the 2022 Iranian protests originated from which movement?

• The 1979 Islamic Revolution

• The Kurdish women's resistance

• The White Wednesdays movement

• The 'One Million Signatures' campaign

In the Manshiyat Naser project, eL Seed wrote a quote by St. Athanasius of Alexandria. What was the central theme of this message?

• The architectural history of the Muqattam Mountain

• A call for religious conversion to Christianity

• The importance of recycling and environmental stewardship

• The need to clear one's own perception before judging others

Which Ottoman leader is credited with ordering the deportation of Armenians in eastern Anatolia in 1915 under the guise of national security?

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

• Sultan Abdul Hamid II

• Enver Pasha

• Talaat Pasha

According to the BBC report on Iran, why does the 'morality police' claim there is no footage of Masa Amini's arrest in the van?

• The van was not equipped with CCTV technology

• They claim they were not wearing their body cameras that day

• The footage was accidentally deleted during a system update

• A power outage at the police station destroyed the servers

What was the 'lottery' that Qatar essentially won in the 1970s, which transformed it from a poor society to one of the richest nations?

• The discovery of the world's largest natural gas field

• Gaining independence from the Ottoman Empire

• Winning the exclusive rights to host the first Asian World Cup

• A massive increase in the global price of pearls

When eL Seed painted the minaret of the Jara Mosque in Tunisia, what was the significance of the chosen Quranic verse?

• It was a direct warning against the use of graffiti in holy sites

• It was a universal call for people to know and accept one another

• It explained the geometric principles of Arabic calligraphy

• It provided a historical record of the mosque's construction in 1994

What happened to the 'whistleblower' who initially claimed that Qatari officials offered $1.5 million bribes to African executive committee members?

• She provided video evidence that led to the immediate arrest of the officials

• She was promoted to a high-ranking position within FIFA

• She disappeared shortly after the 2010 vote in Zurich

• She retracted her statement but later told the FBI she was pressured to do so

In the context of eL Seed's work in Paris, why did he choose to write 'Open your heart' instead of 'In your face'?

• He decided to be 'smarter' in responding to a neighbor's hostility

• The local government censored his original aggressive message

• The Arabic translation of 'In your face' was too difficult to paint

• The building owner requested a religious quote instead