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The Middle East Unit

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are countries in the Middle East?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel

d)

Peru

e)

Kuwait

2.

Which two Middle Eastern countries produce the most oil overall?

a)

Saudi Arabia and Iran

b)

Afghanistan and Iraq

c)

Kuwait and Qatar

d)

Israel and Jordan

3.

Many nations around the Persian Gulf have become wealthy from the sale of _________.

a)

gold

b)

aluminium

c)

oil

d)

technology

4.

What does OPEC stand for?

a)

Organisms for Pure Environment Conservation

b)

Oil People Economically Consume

c)

Operations of Peace Earth Community

d)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

5.

What are some things that petroleum is used for? (select all that apply)

a)

Fuel

b)

Medicines

c)

Plastics

d)

Fertilizers and pesticides

e)

Cleansers

6.

Based on your knowledge of oil's impact on a country's economy, which picture shows a capital city of a country that does NOT have oil?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

True or False?: "Oil reserves are not distributed evenly among the region’s countries."

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Much of the world's oil is shipped through the ___________ which connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Red Sea

9.

What is the 120-mile human-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Panama Cancal

10.

What is the significance of the Suez Canal?

a)

It made global trade easier by shortening the route between Europe and Asia

b)

It opened up a new section for fishing

c)

It is used largely for irrigation

d)

It made it easier for militaries to move between South America and Latin America

11.

All three major monotheistic religions are descended from _________.

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammad

c)

Moses

d)

Jesus

12.

What are the two denominations of Islam?

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Protestants and Catholics

c)

Republicans and Democrats

d)

Jews and Gentiles

13.

What is monotheism?

a)

the belief in only one god

b)

the belief in many gods

c)

the belief in reincarnation

d)

the belief in doing good

14.

What city is sacred (holy) to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

Riyadh

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Damascus

d)

Kabul

15.

Which religion is the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

16.

Which of the three major monotheistic religions has the most followers?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

17.

Which of the three major monotheistic religions is the fastest-growing?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

18.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

19.

Which two religions believe that Jesus a prophet, not the Messiah?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

20.

Israel was established as a ________ country in 1948.

a)

Christian

b)

Jewish

c)

Muslim

d)

Hindu

e)

Buddhist

21.

Which two religions both believe in the Old Testament (Torah)?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

22.

Jews worship in __________. Christians worship in __________. Muslims worship in __________.

a)

synagogues, churches, mosques

b)

temples, mesjid , mandir