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WorksheetsModern Middle East
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where were the 1980 Olympics held?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Moscow
d)
Los Angeles
2.
Saddam Hussein was not trusted by the outside world because of his chemical attacks on these people.
a)
Kurds
b)
Chaldeans
c)
Assyrians
d)
Persians
3.
Where were the 1972 Olympics held?
a)
Moscow
b)
Montreal
c)
Munich
d)
Berlin
4.
Who was the Egyptian president who was assassinated soon after the first Camp David Accords.
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Moamar Khaddafi
c)
Menachim Begin
d)
Ayatollah Khomeni
5.
Who did Israel attack in order to prevent Hezbollah from attacking them in 1982?
a)
Jordan
b)
Syria
c)
Palestine
d)
Lebanon
6.
What was the Iran-Iraq War fought over?
a)
Border disputes regarding oil
b)
Religious Law
c)
Economic Policy
d)
Hatred between two leaders
7.
On what Jewish holy day did Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel?
a)
Rosh Hashanah
b)
Purim
c)
Passover
d)
Yom Kippur
8.
Match the branch of Islam with their respective country.
a)
Iran - Sunni
b)
Iran - Shia
9.
Match the branch of Islam with their respective country.
a)
Iraq - Sunni
b)
Iraq - Shia
10.
PLO stands for:
a)
Palestinian Liberation Organization
b)
Palestinian Loyalty Order
c)
Palestinian Liberation Ordinance
d)
Palestinian Local Ordinance
11.
What year did the USSR pull out of Afghanistan?
a)
1989
b)
1984
c)
1987
d)
1985
12.
Who did the Mujahideen eventually grow to become?
a)
The Taliban
b)
Hezbollah
c)
ISIS
d)
Hamas
13.
Who was the Israeli Prime Minister that was assassinated in 1994 after the second Camp David Accords.
a)
Ehud Barak
b)
Menachim Begin
c)
Yitzhak Rabin
d)
Golda Meir
14.
Which of these was not taken by Israel during the Six-Day War?
a)
Straits of Galilee
b)
West Bank
c)
Golan Heights
d)
Sinai Peninsula
15.
Who recommended that Palestine be split into a Jewish and Arab State?
a)
The League of Nations
b)
NATO
c)
The USA
d)
The United Nations
16.
What Arab state recognized Israel in 1988?
a)
Jordan
b)
Syria
c)
Palestine
d)
Egypt
17.
Who was president of the United States during Operation Desert Storm?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George W. Bush
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Ronald Reagan
18.
Who did the United States want to protect during Operation Desert Storm?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Jordan
c)
Syria
d)
Lebanon
19.
Why did the Mujahideen oppose the Soviet-backed government in Afghanistan?
a)
They would have to change jobs because of the Communist government
b)
They lost money due to the decrease in oil prices
c)
They had to give up Islam
d)
They would no longer be allowed to speak their language
20.
Who was deposed by the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran?
a)
The Shah
b)
The Mullah
c)
The Caliph
d)
The Ayatollah
21.
How did the Mujahideen take over the Soviet-led government?
a)
Through constant guerrilla tactics
b)
They killed the president
c)
They hijacked weapons coming in from the USSR
d)
They bombed prominent buildings
22.
Who did Iraq invade in 1990?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Kuwait
c)
United Arab Emirates
d)
Jordan
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