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WorksheetsMs. Joyce Middle East
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
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1.
What basic belief made Christianity different than Judaism?
a)
Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.
b)
Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.
c)
Jews never had problems with Roman authorities, while Christians did.
d)
Christians allowed the worship of many gods, while Judaism did not.
2.
What are the Five Pillars?
a)
Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives.
b)
Five basic beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
c)
The five columns that support the roof of the Ka'aba.
d)
The first five books of the Qu'ran.
3.
What issue lead to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
a)
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.
b)
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca.
c)
Arguments began over what should be included in the Five Pillars.
d)
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims.
4.
Which is the holy writing of Judaism?
a)
Torah
b)
Qu'ran
c)
Constitution
d)
New Testament
5.
Which is the oldest of the three major religions of Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
6.
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
Make a hajj to Mecca at least once.
b)
Eat fish on Fridays.
c)
Eat unleavened bread during Passover.
d)
Donate one-tenth of personal income to the mosque.
7.
Which religious group has the largest number of followers in the world?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
8.
What is the term used to describe the belief in one god?
a)
Anti-semitism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Polytheism
d)
Zionism
9.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Qu'ran
Muhammad is my founder
My place of origin is Mecca
_______________________
My sacred text is the Qu'ran
Muhammad is my founder
My place of origin is Mecca
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
10.
Which person is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
Confucius
d)
Muhammad
11.
What are the 10 Commandments?
a)
What Christians believe to be the requirements to get into Heaven
b)
The basic beliefs of Islam
c)
The basic beliefs of Judaism
d)
The basic rules for every religion
12.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is Torah
Abraham is my founder
My place of origin is modern Israel
_______________________
My sacred text is Torah
Abraham is my founder
My place of origin is modern Israel
a)
All religions
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
13.
Which religion am I?
_______________________
My sacred text is the Bible
Jesus is my founder
My place of origin is Jerusalem
_______________________
My sacred text is the Bible
Jesus is my founder
My place of origin is Jerusalem
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Every Religion
14.
Why did farming lead to permanent villages?
a)
people grew too much food to travel
b)
people needed to build storage for crops
c)
people needed to stay and tend their crops
d)
people had to make pottery to hold fo
15.
complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living
a)
revolution
b)
culture
c)
technology
d)
domesticate
16.
having more than is needed
a)
specialization
b)
technology
c)
surplus
d)
extra
17.
What is Agricultural Revolution?
a)
When people started singing.
b)
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of technological.
c)
a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.
d)
When people started dancing.
18.
How did agriculture affect how humans spent their time?
a)
They lived day to day.
b)
People can only grow certain crops
c)
People had time to do other things
19.
another word for farming
a)
agriculture
b)
technology
c)
specialization
d)
shrine
20.
What made it possible to feed large groups of people?
a)
specialization
b)
rice paddies
c)
New farming methods and tools
d)
Crop rotation
21.
_______________ improved the way people lived during the Neolithic Era.
a)
surplus production
b)
population growth
c)
agriculture
22.
What method did communities use that assured of more animal products to eat?
a)
surplus
b)
crop rotation
c)
specialization
d)
domestication
23.
Which is MOST responsible for the food surplus?
a)
new clothing material
b)
new shelters
c)
new tools
d)
job specialization
24.
What group of Muslims represent the majority in Iraq?
a)
Afghans
b)
Iranians
c)
Kurds
d)
Shi'ites
25.
What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share?
a)
belief in one God
b)
the same holy book
c)
belief in a messiah
d)
the same prophets
26.
Why were the Arab-Israeli wars fought?
a)
a conflict about which group owned Palestine
b)
a dispute about control of oil wells
c)
a rebellion against Communist government
d)
a search for weapons of mass destruction
27.
The fertile crescent allowed the
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Domestication of animals for labor and food
c)
development of civilization such as city-states
d)
ALL of these
28.
Agricultural Revolution is a(n)
a)
period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering
plants.
plants.
b)
uprising or rebellion, usually meant to reference the Palestinian
revolt against Israel.
revolt against Israel.
c)
ancient system of writing that uses pictures and symbols.
d)
A state in the country of the United Arab Emirates
29.
What country is shaded?
a)
Bahrain
b)
Oman
c)
Qatar
d)
Kuwait
30.
What country is shaded?
a)
Yemen
b)
Oman
c)
Egypt
d)
Jordan
31.
What country is shaded dark red?
a)
Jordan
b)
Lebanon
c)
Iraq
d)
Israel
32.
What country is shaded?
a)
Cyprus
b)
Syria
c)
Oman
d)
Turkey
33.
What country is shaded?
a)
United Arab Emirates
b)
Qatar
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Yemen
34.
What country is shaded?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Turkey
d)
Jordan
35.
What country is shaded?
a)
Israel
b)
Jordan
c)
Syria
d)
Iraq
36.
What country is shaded?
a)
Iran
b)
Yemen
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Iraq
37.
What country is shaded?
a)
Israel
b)
Jordan
c)
Lebanon
d)
Oman
38.
What country is shaded?
a)
Bahrain
b)
Qatar
c)
Syria
d)
Jordan
39.
What country is shaded (in the box)? **Hint: It's an island country in the Mediterranean.
a)
Syria
b)
Bahrain
c)
Qatar
d)
Cyprus
40.
What country is shaded?
a)
Jordan
b)
Turkey
c)
Iraq
d)
Syria
41.
When did 9/11 occur ?
a)
September 21, 2001
b)
September 11, 2001
c)
September 11, 2002
d)
August 11, 2001
42.
How many lives were lost after 9/11 ?
a)
2,996 people died after 9/11 (not including the terrorists)
b)
More than 3,000 people
c)
Exactly 3,000 people
d)
Over 9,000
43.
What buildings were destroyed after 9/11 ?
a)
Willis Tower, Trump Tower, and the Twin Towers
b)
The World Trade Center and the Twin Towers
c)
The World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and the Twin Towers
d)
All Of The Answers Are Correct
44.
What buildings were targeted, but terrorists failed to destroy the buildings ?
a)
The Tower Of Pisa or the Eiffel Tower
b)
The White House or the U.S. Capitol
c)
The Yankee's Stadium or the Independence Hall
d)
CN Tower or Canton Tower
45.
What was the Islamic terrorist group called that did this damage ?
a)
Boko Haram
b)
ISIL
c)
Al-Qaeda
d)
ISIS
46.
What airplanes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda ?
a)
American Airlines Flight 11, American Airlines Flight 195, United Airlines 25, and United Airlines 17
b)
American Airlines Flight 12, American Airlines Flight 65, United Airlines 100, and United Airlines 138
c)
American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 93, United Airlines Flight 175, and American Airlines Flight 77
d)
American Airlines Flight 11, American Airlines Flight 99, United Airlines 75, and United Airlines 150
47.
What kind of attack was 9/11 ?
a)
Mass murder, terrorism, suicide attack, and airplane hijacking
b)
Terrorism and homocide
c)
Theft, homicide, and terrorism
d)
Suicide attack, mass murder, terrorism, and manslaughter
48.
Where did United Airlines Flight 93 crash near ?
a)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
b)
Allentown, Pennsylvania
c)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d)
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
49.
Where did the first two flights crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
50.
Where did the third flight crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
51.
Where did the fourth flight crash?
a)
Pentagon
b)
Twin towers
c)
A field in Pennsylvania
d)
The ocean
52.
Where was the fourth plane purportedly going?
a)
The white-house and Washington DC
b)
The white-house and the Capital
c)
The white-house
d)
The Federal Reserve
53.
Where was Osama Bin Laden killed?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Worcester
54.
The Al-Qaeda started fighting against the _____ during the Afghan War?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Russia
d)
United States
55.
In the early 1990s the Al-Qaeda was based in
a)
Afghanistan.
b)
Pakistan.
c)
Iraq.
d)
Sudan.
56.
Then in 1996 they reestablished their headquarters in _____.
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Sudan
57.
Osama bin Laden's dad owned the largest _____ company in the Saudi Kingdom.
a)
financial
b)
computer
c)
construction
d)
oil
58.
Where did the Al-Qaeda pilots learn to fly?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Yemen
d)
Afghanistan
59.
Where were the flights headed to that were hijacked on September 11?
a)
Illinois
b)
Texas
c)
France
d)
California
60.
Which tower collapsed first?
a)
North
b)
South
61.
On May 2, 2001 Osama bin Laden was found in a hole in the ground called his hideout in Abbottabad, ____.
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
Pakistan
62.
The Al-Qaeda was founded by this man
a)
Osama bin Laden
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Sudam Huessian
d)
Tom Hanks
63.
Focused on symbolic acts of terrorism instead of military campaigns
a)
Muslim Knighthoods
b)
Al-Quaida
c)
Al-Allah
d)
Muslim Brother's United
64.
President of the United States during the 9/11 attack
a)
George H. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barrack O'Bama
65.
What country did Osama bin Laden go after being kicked out of Saudi Arabia?
a)
Sudan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Iran
66.
Who was the mastermind and bomb maker of the first attack on the World Trade Center Towers?
a)
Ramsi Yousef
b)
Khalid Shiek Muhammed
c)
Osama Bin Laden
d)
Saddam Hussein
67.
What does Al Qaeda means in Arabic?
a)
The Terror
b)
The Base
c)
The Truth
d)
The Army
68.
What group took control of Afghanistan in 1996?
a)
Al Qaeda
b)
Taliban
c)
Northern Alliance
d)
Kurdish Peshmerga
69.
What European country had control of Palestine?
a)
French
b)
Italians
c)
Americans
d)
British
70.
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
has historical ties to the same land
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
71.
After WWII, the newly created UN awarded Palestine to:
a)
The Jews
b)
Two states, both Jews and Palestinians
c)
The Palestinians
d)
The British
72.
The main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1948-1973 was the clash between:
a)
Religion
b)
Land
c)
Economics
d)
Politics
73.
After which war did the United Nations give Jews a home state to live in?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Korea
d)
Vietnam
74.
What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home state?
a)
Judaism
b)
Zionism
c)
Israel Free State Movement
d)
Palestinianization
75.
Jews and Arabs both claim to be the rightful owners of what area?
a)
Iraq
b)
Palestine
c)
Syria
d)
Iran
76.
What event occurred during WWII that pushed more Jews to Israel?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Dropping of the atomic bomb
77.
How did trade affect the spread of Islam?
a)
They allowed trade over sea
b)
Trade did not affect spread of Islam
c)
It allowed interaction with others to spread the word about Islam
d)
They traded their word for goods
78.
Where did Islam spread after Muhammad's death?
a)
all around the world
b)
the entire continent of Africa
c)
across Asia and Africa and into Spain
d)
into Australia
79.
What does caliph mean?
a)
Leader/king
b)
Teacher
c)
Coach
d)
Doctor
80.
What are the two main branches of Islam?
a)
Sunni and Shiite
b)
Sharia and Sunni
c)
Sunnah and Shiite
d)
Sharia and Shiite
81.
When Muslims conquered new territories they allowed Christians and Jews to keep their own religion.
a)
True
b)
False
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