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Middle East and North Africa

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries was once ruled by Muammar al-Qaddafi?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
2.
Which country contains the Suez Canal?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
3.
Which country was founded in 1948 as a Jewish republic?
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
4.
Which of the following is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
5.
In 2003, American and British forces invaded ____ and overthrew Saddam Hussein.
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
6.
Countries with oil tend to:
a)
have strong economies
b)
have developing economies
c)
struggle to get other countries to trade with
d)
give up their oil freely to other countries
7.

Why do the religious and ethnic conflicts affect the rest of the world?

a)

Because conflict anywhere affects the world

b)

Because other countries rely on their oil and gas resources

c)

Because the rest of the world is scared of them

d)

Because Mrs. Quigley says so

8.
________________ help the people of Central Asia overcome the limitations of the area’s harsh environment. 
a)
Access to transportation
b)
Foreign Aid
c)
Valuable natural resources
d)
Communist rule
9.
The republics of Central Asia are all:
a)
Islamic
b)
Recovering from communist rule
c)
Former members of the Soviet Union
d)
All of the above
10.
What is a HIJAB?
a)
The carpet Muslims use to pray on
b)
The head covering men wear
c)
The head scarf women wear 
d)
The holy book of Islam
11.
What is an IMAM?
a)
Leader of the Prayers in a Mosque
b)
The founder of the religion
c)
The first person to arrive at the Mosque for prayer (the get the first seat)
d)
Another name for a Muslim
12.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Jesus
b)
Siddartha
c)
Muhammad
d)
Abraham
13.
Muslims practice the following as a guide to their faith
a)
Five Pillars
b)
Four Noble Truths
c)
Eight Fold Path
d)
Ten Commandments
14.
The holy book of Islam is referred to as
a)
Vedas
b)
Bible
c)
Quran
d)
Upanishad
15.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
16.
How many times/day do Muslims have to do the ritual of prayer?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
5
17.
Which of these does Islam follow?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Deism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
18.
What is a major holiday in Muslim culture?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Christmas
c)
Kwanzaa
d)
Hannukah
19.
What is the name of the Islam god?
a)
Allah
b)
Muhammed
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham
20.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
a)
Kaaba
b)
Tajj
c)
Hajj
d)
Medina
21.
Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
There is no god but Allah.
b)
The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
c)
Fasting must be done every day.
d)
Donations to charity must be made annually.
22.
Why did the followers of Islam spilt into two groups?
a)
They had different beliefs about religion.
b)
They had a disagreement over who should take leadership.
c)
They had a disagreement about the five pillars of Islam.
d)
They ran out of food.
23.
The belief in one God.
a)
monotheism
b)
Mecca
c)
caliph
d)
polytheism
24.
The belief in more than one god. 
a)
monotheism
b)
Mecca
c)
caliph
d)
polytheism
25.
A person who follows Islam.         
a)
Inquisition
b)
Richard the Lionheart
c)
Islam
d)
Muslim
26.
Which religions believe in one god?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All three religions
27.
Which religions is Abraham important to?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All three religions
28.
Major sects include the Shi'a and Sunni.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All three religions
29.
Christianity follows the _____ and believes in the ______.
a)
Torah, Vedas
b)
Bible, Holy Trinity
c)
Koran, Allah
d)
Eightfold Path, 4 Noble Truths
30.

The Jews killed Jesus.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The first five books of the bible are known as _____________.

a)

The Torah

b)

The Old Testament

c)

The Creation Story

d)

The Qu'ran

32.

Who is the head of the Catholic Church on earth?

a)

Archbishop

b)

Priests

c)

Pope

d)

There is no head on earth.

33.
Which is not a main type of Christianity?
a)
Orthodox
b)
Catholic
c)
Protestant
d)
These all are main types of Christianity
34.

The present day name for the religion of the Hebrew people is _____________.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

35.

The Gregorian calendar is adopted globally today.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Many cultures use their own calendar systems to plan religious holidays and events.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

A calendar system based on the moon’s rotation around the earth is the _________________________.

a)

AD/CE

b)

solar calendar

c)

lunisolar calendar

d)

lunar calendar

38.

A calendar system based on the earth’s rotation around the sun is a _________________________.

a)

solar calendar

b)

lunar calendar

c)

CE/AD

d)

lunisolar calendar

39.

Why do we have leap year every 4 years?

a)

Why not?

b)

To catch up the calendar year with the solar year

c)

Earth spins too fast

d)

To match the correct number of lunar cycles each year

40.

Which is an example of a lunar calendar?

a)

Gregorian

b)

Hijri (Islamic calendar)

c)

Mayan

d)

Hebrew

41.

Which is/are an example of a solar calendar?

a)

Mayan

b)

Chinese

c)

Gregorian

d)

Hebrew

42.

Which is/are an example of a lunisolar calendar?

a)

Mayan

b)

Chinese

c)

Gregorian

d)

Hebrew

43.

Which calendar system do we currently use?

a)

Gregorian

b)

Hijri (Islamic calendar)

c)

Mayan

d)

Hebrew

44.

The majority of the population in the Middle East and North Africa is ______________________.

a)

Hebrew

b)

Christian

c)

Muslim

d)

Have no faith

45.

A government led by religious leaders is called a ______________.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

theocracy

d)

covenant

46.

What is the oldest major religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Muslim

47.

The main language of the Middle East and North Africa is ________________.

a)

Farsi

b)

Hebrew

c)

Arabic

d)

English

48.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the major geographic features of which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Syria

49.

Nearly 11 million people live in Egypt's capital, _______.

a)

Alexandria

b)

Aswan

c)

Cairo

d)

Suez

50.

Which city is about to run out of water?

a)

Jerusalem, Israel

b)

Cape Town, South Africa

c)

Cairo, Egypt

d)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

51.

What is this region's most valuable resource?

a)

farmland

b)

wood

c)

gold

d)

oil

52.

What is a scarce and a sometimes misused resource?

a)

natural gas

b)

salt

c)

water

d)

phosphates

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