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WorksheetsSyrian Refugee Map Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the capital of Syria?
a)
Baghdad
b)
Beirut
c)
Damascus
d)
Amman
2.
The Shatila camp is near which capital?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Beirut
c)
Damascus
d)
Amman
3.
The insurgent group ISIS hold territory in which two countries?
a)
Turkey and Syria
b)
Iraq and Iran
c)
Turkey and Iraq
d)
Iraq and Syria
4.
The spread of ISIS threatens which capital?
a)
Baghdad
b)
Tehran
c)
Damascus
d)
Amman
5.
Which country has the highest percentage of Shia Muslims- Syria, Iraq, or Iran?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
None of the Above
6.
In which of these three countries (Syria, Iraq, or Iran) are Sunni Muslims the dominant (majority) group?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
None of the Above
7.
Which country has a significant Christian minority- Syria, Iraq, or Iran?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Syria
d)
None of the Above
8.
Which city lies at 50 degrees north latitude line?
a)
Aleppo
b)
Mosul
c)
Erbil
d)
Ankara
9.
What two major rivers meet in Iraq?
a)
Amazon and Mississippi
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Persian and Red
d)
Van and Urmia
10.
About how far did Amna's family travel from Yarmouk to Shatila
a)
100 miles
b)
120 miles
c)
50 miles
d)
80 miles
11.
Which is an accurate description of Lebanon and Syria today?
a)
Lebanon and Syria are both engaged in civil wars
b)
Lebanon and Syria are filled with refugees while the rest of the Middle East is at war
c)
Lebanon is a peaceful place while Syria is at war
d)
Lebanon's refugee camps can be chaotic, but the nation is not at war
12.
Which of the following items is NOT shared by Sunnis and Shias?
a)
belief in a divine leader who will return at the end of time
b)
belief in the Koran
c)
the Muslim religion, Islam
d)
worship of Allah, or God
13.
Which person or group has been associated with Al Qaeda, the terrorist group that carried out the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States?
a)
the al-Khodrs
b)
ISIS
c)
President Bashar al-Assad
d)
Shia Muslims
14.
Which is not a way in which Amna's life is different now that her country is at war?
a)
She hasn't been able to attend school in a couple of years.
b)
She no longer has her own room.
c)
She no longer lives in her home country.
d)
She no longer lives with her brothers.
15.
What is an accurate statement about Saudi Arabia and Iran?
a)
Saudi Arabia is an ally of the U.S., and Iran is not.
b)
They are both engaged in civil war.
c)
They are both on bad terms with the U.S.
d)
They are both threatening to use nuclear weapons
16.
Of the following terms, which best describes a person who leaves his or her country due to fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political views, or membership in a particular social group?
a)
Asylum Seeker
b)
Migrant
c)
Refugee
d)
Internally Displaced Person
17.
Who is the current President of Syria that has been in control since the year 2000, and has been accused of war crimes against the Syrian people?
a)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
b)
Bashar al-Assad
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Angela Merkel
18.
A country to which a refugee relocates is known as a...
a)
Asylum Country
b)
Migrant Country
c)
Host Country
d)
Refugee Country
19.
Which term best describes a person who is forcibly uprooted within his or her country but who has not crossed an international border?
a)
Refugee
b)
Internationally Displaced Person
c)
Internally Displaced Person
d)
Migrant
20.
Which definition listed below best matches the term Asylum Seeker?
a)
Shelter or protection from danger granted by a country to someone forced to leave their home country
b)
A person who moves to a foreign country for various reasons such as; employment, education, or to reunite with family-usually for a year or more
c)
A person who is forcibly uprooted within his or her country but who has not crossed an international border
d)
A person who has moved across international borders in search of protection and filed a claim to stay with the host country's government
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