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WorksheetsSyria - History, Civil War, ISIS
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
Syria is located in the Fertile Crescent.
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Syria became a country:
a)
After the fall of the Islamic Golden Age in the 15th Century.
b)
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WWI.
c)
After the United Nations declared it a country in 1947.
d)
After the fall of the Byzantine Empire.
3.
The civil war in Syria began:
a)
With the peaceful protests of the Arab Spring.
b)
When Isis took over some cities.
c)
When United States wanted to control oil supply from Saudi Arabia.
d)
The Kurds wanted to take control of the government.
4.
The majority of Syrians are:
a)
Christians
b)
Shiite Muslims
c)
Sunni Muslims
d)
Kurds
5.
The rebels in Syria want to:
a)
to insititute a totalitarian Islamic caliphate.
b)
Limit the rights of women in Syria.
c)
Fight the influence of Western Civilization.
d)
To overthrow Assad's totalitarian government.
6.
President Bashar al-Assad and most members of the Syrian government belong to which religious group?
a)
Sunni Muslims
b)
Shiite Muslims
c)
Kurds
d)
Christian
7.
Who is fighting on the side of Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war?
a)
United States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
b)
Isis, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda
c)
Russia, Iran, and China
d)
Kurds
8.
The Syrian government crossed President Obama’s so-called “red line” when it did what, according to the US?
a)
Deployed chemical weapons against Israel.
b)
Used chemical weapons against Syrian civilians in a park.
c)
Allowed Russian forces to bomb Syrian rebels.
d)
Imprisoned and tortured women.
9.
Syria was created by the ...
a)
French.
b)
British
c)
Muslims
d)
Arabs
10.
The family, forced to leave their home and relocate to an unfamiliar region in their country, never expected to become ____________ .
a)
Refugees
b)
Migrants
c)
Internally Displaced People
d)
Asylum Seekers
11.
In an effort to escape the crisis in her home country, the ________ found herself in a new country, unfamiliar and seemingly unwelcoming.
a)
Refugee
b)
Internally Displaced Person
c)
Migrant
d)
Revolutionary
12.
ISIS began as ...
a)
an affiliate of the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
b)
a branch of the Syrian military.
c)
a loosely organized group of social media users.
d)
a Muslim sect known as the Alawites.
13.
ISIS views the governments of Iraq and Syria as enemies mainly because these governments ...
a)
are led by Sunni Muslims.
b)
are led by Shiite Muslims.
c)
have forged close alliances with the United States.
d)
have recently claimed land that ISIS views as part
of its own long-held territory.
of its own long-held territory.
14.
Which of these is true of the U.S. response to ISIS?
a)
The U.S. and its allies sent ground troops to fight ISIS
last summer.
last summer.
b)
Until the recent ISIS attacks in Paris, the U.S. and its
allies had agreed not to take action against ISIS.
allies had agreed not to take action against ISIS.
c)
The U.S. and its allies have been conducting airstrikes
on ISIS targets since 2014.
on ISIS targets since 2014.
d)
none of the above
15.
What leads some experts to believe ISIS could be defeated on a battlefield?
a)
The group is extremely disorganized.
b)
The group has no source of funding other than
the terrorists’ own money.
the terrorists’ own money.
c)
The group lacks an air force and sophisticated
weaponry.
weaponry.
d)
all of these
16.
What is a 'caliphate'?
a)
a group of people with no homeland.
b)
a government that advocates violence and terrorism.
c)
a type of temporary government.
d)
a state that is both political and religious.
17.
There are world-wide tensions, which are running high over how to deal with ISIS and the situation in Syria. An example of such tensions is that
a)
Shiite-led Iran has backed ISIS, angering the U.S.
b)
several presidential candidates have criticized
President Obama for being too aggressive against ISIS.
President Obama for being too aggressive against ISIS.
c)
Russia thinks Bashar al-Assad should remain in power
in Syria, but many other nations strongly disagree.
in Syria, but many other nations strongly disagree.
d)
all of these
18.
What does 'Jihad' mean?
a)
Holy fighter
b)
Holy war
c)
Syria
d)
It is one of the pillars in Islam, meaning 'doing good'.
19.
Put the following rulers in the right chronological order: Hafez Al-Assad, Alexander the Great, the Ottomans, French Mandate
a)
French mandate, Alexander, Ottoman, Al-Assad
b)
Alexander, Ottoman, French mandate, Al-Assad
c)
Alexander, French mandate, Ottomans, Al-Assad
d)
Al-Assad, French mandate, Alexander, Ottomans
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