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Peace in the Middle East Week 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a traditional quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem?

a)

Armenian

b)

Ottoman

c)

Christian

d)

Jewish

2.

The Western Wall is also known as the ______ Wall.

a)

Wiggly

b)

Wet

c)

Wailing

d)

Whispering

3.

Judaism, Islam and Christianity are all examples of ______

a)

Monotheistic religions

b)

Polytheistic religions

4.

The term 'Middle East' was first used when?

a)

1901

b)

1902

c)

1903

d)

1904

5.

The Americans were considered as part of the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Balfour Declaration was issued before the end of WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

France's mandates were _____ and _____

a)

Lebanon and Iraq

b)

Syria and Iraq

c)

Syria and Lebanon

8.

Which of the following makes up the largest group in Iraq?

a)

Kurds

b)

Shia Muslims

c)

Sunni Muslims

9.

In 1922, the British decided that the land east of the Dead Sea would not become an area where the Jews would be given a homeland. What was this area called?

a)

Trans-Sylvania

b)

Trans-Judea

c)

Trans-Jordan

d)

Trans-Jackson

10.

The British, in 1939, thought that a one-state solution was their best option.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The British followed a policy during WWII that resembled Tony Abbott's 'Stop the Boats'.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Britain was more interested in the displaced people after WWII than their access to oil reserves.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In what year was the United Nations called upon by Britain to solve the Palestine issue?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

14.

How did Australia vote on the issue of partitioning Palestine into two states?

a)

For partition

b)

Against partition

c)

Abstained from the vote

15.

Under the proposed partition plan, Jews, who previously owned 6-8% of the land, would now control what percentage of Palestine's land?

a)

51

b)

56

c)

41

d)

46

16.

The Arab territory was less fertile than what the Israelis would be given.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Both the Soviet Union and the US welcomed the plan to partition Palestine.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The leader of the Jewish agency promised the Palestinian Arabs that there would be ______ mass migration of Jews from Europe to Palestine when Israel was created.

a)

No

b)

Some

c)

Plenty of

d)

An extreme amount of