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WorksheetsPeace in the Middle East Week 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these is not a traditional quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem?
Armenian
Ottoman
Christian
Jewish
The Western Wall is also known as the ______ Wall.
Wiggly
Wet
Wailing
Whispering
Judaism, Islam and Christianity are all examples of ______
Monotheistic religions
Polytheistic religions
The term 'Middle East' was first used when?
1901
1902
1903
1904
The Americans were considered as part of the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916.
True
False
The Balfour Declaration was issued before the end of WWI.
True
False
France's mandates were _____ and _____
Lebanon and Iraq
Syria and Iraq
Syria and Lebanon
Which of the following makes up the largest group in Iraq?
Kurds
Shia Muslims
Sunni Muslims
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?
Trans-Sylvania
Trans-Judea
Trans-Jordan
Trans-Jackson
The British, in 1939, thought that a one-state solution was their best option.
True
False
The British followed a policy during WWII that resembled Tony Abbott's 'Stop the Boats'.
True
False
Britain was more interested in the displaced people after WWII than their access to oil reserves.
True
False
In what year was the United Nations called upon by Britain to solve the Palestine issue?
1945
1946
1947
1948
How did Australia vote on the issue of partitioning Palestine into two states?
For partition
Against partition
Abstained from the vote
Under the proposed partition plan, Jews, who previously owned 6-8% of the land, would now control what percentage of Palestine's land?
51
56
41
46
The Arab territory was less fertile than what the Israelis would be given.
True
False
Both the Soviet Union and the US welcomed the plan to partition Palestine.
True
False
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.
No
Some
Plenty of
An extreme amount of
