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WorksheetsThe Arabian Peninsula
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
The resources that has led to both development and wealth in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Gold
Oil
Coal
Copper
How has the role of women in government changed over the last few years?
Has increased, women have been given the right to vote and run for office. They will soon be able to drive
The role of women in the government has not changed.
Women have been banned from participating in the government.
Women have become the only people who are allowed to participate in the government and men have been banned from driving.
Which ethnic group is most numerous in the Arabian Peninsula?
Jews
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
Saudi Arabia, established in 1932, has this type of government:
Monarch
Democracy
Theocracy
Dictatorship
What is Sharia law?
Laws made by the king alone
Laws based on parliamentary democracy.
Laws based on the teachings of the Quran.
Laws calling for a separation of church and stated.
What type of government does the UAE have?
Democracy
Communist
Monarchy
Monarchy Federation
The sect of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia
Shia
Allawite
Salafi
Wahhabism
Religious schools funded by the Sauds are called:
Mutaween
Madrassas
Wahhabis
The Saudi leader who is pushing modernization through "Vision 2030"
King Salmaan
King Abdullah
King Saud
Crown Prince MBS
Saudi Arabia is at odds with this Middle Eastern country, both vying for power and dominance in the Middle East.
Syria
Israel
Iran
Yemen
How is Saudi Arabia fighting the Houthis in Yemen?
Air assults
Blockades
Espionage
Deploying ground troops
Osama bin Laden, the founder of al Qaeda
resented pro-Western rulers in Saudi Arabia.
resented the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia.
fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
All of the above
Who developed the idea for the "Planes Operation"?
Baghadadi
Osama bin Laden
KSM
Yousef
Most of the hijackers during 9/11 were from:
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Palestine
Iran
All of the following resulted from 9/11 EXCEPT
Creation of Homeland Security
USA patriot act
Drop in Tourism
Closed borders
