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Final Exam Semester 2

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements would best describe this Map?

a)

Israel after the War of 1948

b)

Israel after the Suez War

2.

This map depicts

a)

Ancient Gaza Strip

b)

Present Day Gaza Strip

c)

Present Day West Bank

3.

This picture was taken in which city?

a)

Mecca

b)

Damascus

c)

Jerusalem

4.

This image was taken during which of the following events

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The first Intifada

5.

The Jewish Bible tells us that the Jews are a chosen nation. What was the area of territory called that was given to the Jews?

a)

The Promised borders of Palestine

b)

The Promised Land

c)

The Promised Arabic deserts

6.

The main thing these two groups of people are fighting over is:

a)

Land

b)

Religion

c)

Free Wifi

7.

Israel fought multiple wars, in each war they:

a)

Lost, badly

b)

Gained land

c)

Both won and gained land

8.

What is the holiest site in Judaism, and the 3rd holiest site in Islam?

a)

Mecca

b)

Dome of the Rock - Temple Mount

9.

The main conflict is between:

a)

Jews VS Muslims

b)

Jews Vs Palestinians

10.

Why do Jews lay claim to the land?

a)

There are more Israelis than Palestinians.

b)

They have been there the longest.

c)

They believe it was promised to the Ancient Hebrews by God

11.

True or False? Israel currently has complete control of Jerusalem.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Why is Sanabel a Palestinian upset about her father being a Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel?

a)

All the people who are incarcerated were arrested because of solid evidence.

b)

In order for a Palestinian state to safely exist those who are in prison must remain there.

c)

Many of the incarcerated Palestinians have not been given a trial or convicted of a crime and therefore they should no longer be held in prison.

13.

Jerusalem is holy to which of the following religions?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

All of the above

14.

Why do the Palestinians lay claim to the land?

a)

They feel the land was promised to them by god.

b)

They were there first.

c)

They have been their the longest and the most recently.

15.

Mahmoud believes that...

a)

Israel should remain with the Jewish people

b)

Palestinians should take their land back

16.

Faraj wishes that he could...

a)

Stay in deheishe refugee camp

b)

See his grandmother again

c)

Return home to ras abu ammar

17.

Yarko and Daniel worry about what...

a)

Bombs on the bus

b)

Losing their land

c)

Nothing

18.

Why can’t Sanabel see the dome of the rock?

a)

Israeli checkpoints

b)

She doesn’t want to go

19.

Daniel believes that...

a)

They should keep the land

b)

The smartest people in world should decide

c)

Palestinians should have it

20.

True or false: The Israeli Military protects every settlement in the West Bank.

a)

True

b)

False

21.
What is the Sykes-Picot agreement?
a)
A secret agreement between Georges Picot of the US and Sir Mark Sykes of France that partitioned the Middle East.
b)
A secret agreement between Georges Picot of Russia and Sir Mark Sykes of the Ottoman Empire that partitioned the Middle East
c)
A secret agreement between Georges Picot of France and Sir Mark Sykes of England that partitioned the Middle East
22.
Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?
a)
Kyoto Protocol
b)
Communist Manifesto
c)
Balfour Declaration
d)
Treaty of Nanjing
23.
A letter from the James Balfour to Walter Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, which favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
a)
The Balfour Promise
b)
The British Mandate
c)
The Balfour Declaration
d)
The Zionist Establishment
24.
Why is this war called 'The Yom Kippur War'?
a)
Because it started on Yom Kippur
b)
Because it finished on Yom Kippur
c)
Because on Yom Kippur we ask Hashem to help us
d)
On Yom Kippur we mention this war
25.
Did Israel win the Yom Kippur War?
a)
Yes
b)
No
26.
Which country had control of the Old City of Jerusalem before The Six Day War?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Lebanon
d)
Jordan
27.
What date did the Six Day War begin?
a)
4th of June 1967
b)
5th of June 1967
c)
6th of June 1967
d)
7th of June 1967
28.
This map is of Israel:
a)
Before the Six Day War
b)
After the Six Day War
29.
attempt by France and Great Britain to seize control of the Suez Canal
a)
Suez Crisis
b)
Suez Act
c)
Suez Response Act
d)
Suez scandal
30.
What Accord Created discontent in both Jews and Arabs?
a)
The Mizo Accords
b)
The National Accord
c)
The Assam Accords
d)
The Oslo Accords
31.
The crisis in Iran that undermined Jimmy Carter’s presidency began in November 1979, when
a)
the Shah, a monarch supported by the United States, was forced to flee the country
b)
religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic in Iran
c)
militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage
d)
Carter helped broker a historic peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords
32.
historic peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, brokered by President Carter
a)
SALT I
b)
Detente
c)
Camp David Accords
33.
In the Camp David Accords (1978), President Jimmy Carter succeeded in...
a)
returning the Panama Canal Zone to Panama
b)
suspending grain sales to the Soviet Union and China
c)
freeing hostages being held in Iran
d)
providing a foundation for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
34.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
35.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
36.
What is the purpose of O.P.E.C.?
a)
It is an organization founded to set oil prices and policies
b)
It is an organization founded to set tariffs on petroleum
c)
It is an organization founded to limit trade barriers
37.

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

38.

Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?

a)

Operation Dessert Storm

b)

The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT

c)

The September 11 Attacks

d)

The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings

39.

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

b)

The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

c)

Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

d)

Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

40.
forced the Soviets out of Afghanistan in 1989
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
41.
attacked the US on September 11, 2001
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
42.
led for many years by Osama bin Laden
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
43.
What political party did Saddam join?
a)
Shah Jahan
b)
Ba'ath
c)
Iraqi Communist 
d)
Green
44.

The revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world is called

a)

Succession

b)

Discrimination

c)

Arab Spring

d)

Regime

45.
President of Syria
a)
Michelle Obama
b)
Alyman Zahari
c)
Bashar Al-Assad
46.

How have people in the Middle East survived in the desert?

a)

adapted to harsh desert

b)

left the desert

c)

left the Middle East

47.

What is a nomad?

a)

place that has water

b)

person that stays in one place

c)

person that moves place to place

48.

Camels are the _________?

a)

goats of the desert

b)

ships of the desert

c)

ugliest in the desert

49.

When do nomads rest?

a)

coldest time of day

b)

never

c)

hottest time of the day

50.

What is an Oasis?

a)

place that has water

b)

nowhere

c)

only in your mind

51.

Consumption means?

a)

how much oil a country makes

b)

how much oil a country uses

c)

how much oil a country produces

52.

The Middle East produces the most?

a)

Oil

b)

Gold

c)

Diamonds

53.

Thriving cities are found where?

a)

around an oasis

b)

near the desert

c)

along coastal plains

54.

Arable land is?

a)

can't grow crops

b)

can grow crops

c)

the side of a mountain

55.

Terracing is when __________?

a)

steps are built into mountain

b)

making the land not grow crops

c)

making an oasis

56.

_____ palms are important to survival.

a)

Time

b)

Coconut

c)

Date

57.

Production means?

a)

how much oil a region takes from their land

b)

how much oil a region uses

c)

how much oil a region needs

58.

Middle East was once a world superpower, controlling northern Africa and even parts of Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Middle East led the world in medicine, War, literature, and education

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Traditional culture is culture that has stayed the same for hundreds of years.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Western culture is anything that has been the same for hundreds of years.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Western culture is anything that looks the same as American or European culture.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Because people in the Middle East are primarily Muslim, their culture reflects the teachings of Islam

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Today many Middle Eastern countries look nothing like modern as New York or London.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Any example of American or European style is called western.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Men wear head coverings called thwabs

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Women wear head coverings called hijabs

a)

True

b)

False

68.

All women are required to cover their entire face with a veil.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Sometimes even American women traveling to countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan are expected to dress in this manner so as not to offend the people they are visiting.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Women are still expected to cover their hair, however, because a woman's hair is considered too personal to show.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Traditional Muslim architecture is characterized by domes, arches, and geographic patterns.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Muslims do not use many pictures or paintings in their buildings because Muhammad taught that pictures might lead Muslims to worship other people instead of Allah.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Many cities in the Middle East, like Dubai in Saudi Arabia, have adopted western architecture. The skyscrapers look just like ones you might see in Los Angeles.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Arabic is not the holy language of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

They speak English or French in addition to Arabic.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Men sometimes receive more education than women.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

In some Middle Eastern countries, less than half the women can read.

a)

True

b)

False

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