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Middle East Unit Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This ethnic group is found mostly in Iran.  Most are Shia Muslims.
a)
Kurds
b)
Persians
c)
Jews
d)
Arabs
2.
Which Middle Eastern country is led by a religious leader?  It is a THEOCRACY.
a)
Iran
b)
Jordan
c)
Iraq
d)
Turkey
3.

In an ABSOLUTE monarchy the leader gains power through...

a)

military takeover

b)

national election

c)

inheritance

d)

popular opinion

4.

This leader of Iraq invaded Kuwait.

a)

Hamid Karzai

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Saddam Hussein

5.

This country recently had a change in the type of government from parliamentary to presidential democracy.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kuwait

6.
This "choke point" is a strait that is at the base of the Persian Gulf is crucial for oil exporting.
a)
Strait of Malacca
b)
Strait of Suez
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Strait of Hormuz
7.

Turkey's economy has been hurt because...

a)

Turkey has a very specialized economy.

b)

Turkey made a huge investment in human capital.

c)

Turkey lacks good land for growing crops

d)

Turkey has not been admitted into the European Union.

8.

Match each country with its legislature.

a)

Israel

1.

Knesset

b)

Turkey

2.

Grand National Assembly

c)

Saudi Arabia

3.

Consultative Council

9.

The best way for Saudi Arabia to deal with future problems with their economy is to...

a)

continue to invest in capital goods.

b)

expand their oil industries.

c)

begin growing crops in the large amount of farmland available.

d)

diversify into other industries outside of oil.

10.

This country's government has LESS control over decisions made about its economy. This moves the country closer a market economy with more citizen freedoms.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

11.

This country does not have a large amount of natural resources, but really focuses on investment in human capital.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

12.

Match each country with the correct type of legislature.

a)

Israel

1.

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Turkey

2.

Presidential Democracy

c)

Saudi Arabia

3.

Absolute Monarchy

13.

This was the leader of the terrorist group in Afghanistan that took credit for 9/11.

a)

Osama bin Laden

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Ali Hussein Muhammad

d)

Bashir al Assad

14.

This ruling body or "government" of Afghanistan punished all who violated Shariah law. They also provided aid to al Qaeda. The U.S. removed them from power.

a)

ISIS

b)

Al qaeda

c)

Taliban

d)

Shia

15.

Which country below has a leader that is directly elected by the citizen

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

16.

This country's imports focus on machinery and transportation equipment.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

17.
The majority of the people living in the Palestinian Territories are this ethnic group. 
a)
Arab
b)
Persian
c)
Jewish
d)
Muslim
18.
This ethnic group can be found in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and small parts of Syria.  They do not have a homeland.
a)
Arabs
b)
Jews
c)
Persians
d)
Kurds
19.

He is the current prime minister and chief executive of Israel.

a)

Anwar Sadat

b)

Benjamin Netanyahu

c)

Ariel Sharon

d)

Yitzak Rabin

20.
Osama bin Laden was the leader of this terrorist group that claimed responsibility for 9/11
a)
Hamas
b)
Hezbollah
c)
ISIS
d)
al Qaeda
21.

These countries have governments that are NOT based on religious laws. They have SECULAR governments.

a)

Israel and Iran

b)

Iran and Iraq

c)

Turkey and Israel

d)

Turkey and Saudi Arabia

22.

Instead of a constitution, Israel uses...

a)

the Qur'an

b)

the Torah

c)

The Knesset

d)

The Basic Laws

23.

This country has a law that allows a specific group of immigrants to gain citizenship.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kuwait

24.

This is the current president of Turkey. He order the attacks on the Kurdish people on the northern border of Syria.

a)

Recep Erdogan

b)

Ayatollah Khameini

c)

Dwight Shrute III

d)

Anwar Sadat

25.

This is the name of the former ruling body or government in Afghanistan that punished those who didn't follow Sharia law.

a)

Hezbollah

b)

al Qaeda

c)

Taliban

d)

ISIS

26.
This ethnic group makes of the majority of the population in Israel.
a)
Jew
b)
Arab
c)
Muslim
d)
Kurd
27.

These two countries are democracies in the Middle East.

a)

Iraq and Iran

b)

Turkey and Israel

c)

Israel and Syria

d)

Iran and Saudi Arabia

28.

The majority of Iran is made up of this ethnic group.

a)

Jews

b)

Persians

c)

Arabs

d)

Kurds

29.

These two countries do not have a written constitution.

a)

Turkey and Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel and Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel and Turkey

d)

Israel and the U.S.

30.

Saddam Hussein's Iraqi military invaded Kuwait in 1990, the U.S. responded with an attack on the Iraqi army. It has been resolved. This became known as...

a)

The Persian Gulf War

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Desert Source Organization

d)

Operation Enduring Freedom

31.

What is OPEC's purpose?

a)

Regulate the price and amount of oil on the world market

b)

Build inexpensive dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

c)

Control the Palestinian Territories

d)

Regulate the price of sauerkraut in German delis.

32.

In the early 2000s, the U.S. had a presence in the Middle East which resulted in...

a)

the U.S. helping to create two new democratic governments.

b)

the U.S. finding large amounts of WMDs in Iraq.

c)

the U.S. using chemical weapons on terrorist groups.

d)

Iran being forced to become a parliamentary democracy.

33.
Israelis depend on workers that can create products and machinery with advanced technology.  They've made a large investment in...
a)
Machinery
b)
Humor Capital
c)
Currency
d)
Human Capital
34.

In this country, the chief executive and the head of state are the SAME person

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

35.

This has allowed Saudi Arabia to move from a more command economy to a more mixed economy.

a)

allowing more entrepreneurs and private enterprises

b)

drilling for more oil in the Persian Gulf

c)

control of the agricultural exports

d)

investing in new oil technologies

36.
This man-made waterway is located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea in Egypt.
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Strait of Malacca
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Strait of Hormuz
37.
Terrorist training camps in Afghanistan were the target of this conflict following 9/11.  
a)
Operation Enduring Freedom
b)
Operation Iraqi Freedom
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
Operation Bad Guy Bust
38.
Use these clues to name the category:
canal, trade route, strait
a)
exports
b)
man-made waterways
c)
choke points
d)
qanats
39.

Which of the following countries has a president but he is not the chief executive?

a)

U.S.

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Israel

40.

This originally triggered the Sunni-Shia conflict centuries ago.

a)

Fights over natural resources

b)

Disputes over land

c)

The death of Muhammad

d)

The Qur'anicles

41.

The purpose of Operation Iraqi Freedom, or the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was to...

a)

remove Osama bin Laden from power

b)

find WMDs and remove Saddam Hussein from power.

c)

remove the Palestinians from Israel territory.

d)

remove the Ayatollah from power in Iraq.

42.

The most diversified country in the Middle East is _________. They have invested in human capital and can export a wide variety of products including high tech equipment.

a)

Israel

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Jordan

d)

Saudi Arabia

43.

This is Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of the the laws of the Qur'an.  

a)
Torah
b)
Sharia
c)
Islamican
d)
Ramadan
44.

When this empire ended and European countries redrew the map of the Middle East, the Kurdish people lost their homeland.

a)

Persian Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

British Empire

45.
Jerusalem is a holy city for...
a)
Jews only
b)
Christians only
c)
Christians and Jews only
d)
Christians, Jews, and Muslims
46.

The Kurds conflict began with the fall of this empire.

a)

Persian Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Byzantine Empire

47.

Israel's lack of oil has forced them to focus on...

a)

Farming

b)

Technology

c)

Oil refineries

d)

None of these

48.

In the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein's goal was to ...

a)

invade Israel and find homes for the Palestinian refugees.

b)

block what may occur

c)

find a humiliating way to die

d)

gain access to the Persian Gulf and Kuwait's oil fields.

49.

The Palestinian people of West Bank and Gaza are a majority of this ethnic group

a)

Persians

b)

Kurds

c)

Jews

d)

Arabs

50.

Turkey's economy has been affected by Europe because...

a)

Western Europe is purchasing less goods from Turkey.

b)

Western Europe is purchasing more goods from Turkey.

c)

Turkey is importing raw materials from Western Europe.

d)

Turkey has purchased more weapons from Western Europe.

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