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SW Asia Religions & Ethnic Groups Quiz REVIEW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest ethnic group in S.W. Asia?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Turks

2.

Arabic is the primary language of which ethnic group?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Hebrews

3.

Kurdish is the primary language of which ethnic group?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Hebrews

4.

Farsi is the primary language of which ethnic group?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Hebrews

5.

Which ethnic group does not have their own country?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

Turks

6.

What is the main religion of the Arabs & Persians?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

7.

The _____ is the holy book of Christianity.

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Constitution

d)

Bible

8.

Founder of Christianity:

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Moses

d)

Muhammad

9.

Abraham is the founder of what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

10.

The holy book of Judaism:

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Constitution

d)

New Testament

11.

Which major religion was founded by Muhammad?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Zoroastrianism

12.

Holy book of Islam:

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

New Testament

d)

Hebrew Bible

13.

What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?

a)

all 3 are polytheistic

b)

all 3 are monotheistic

c)

all 3 celebrate the same holidays

d)

all 3 have the same founder

14.

How has building dams along rivers caused problems for people living further downstream?

a)

dams increase water availability only for rich countries

b)

dams are only supplying hydroelectric power

c)

countries in S.W. Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers

d)

dams limit the water available to countries further downstream

15.

Where do most people choose to live in S.W. Asia?

a)

near freshwater and rivers

b)

in the forest

c)

in the deserts

d)

in the mountains

16.

What is desalination?

a)

desalination adds extra salt to fresh water

b)

desalination is removing salt from water for cooking

c)

desalination is how people in S.W. Asia create hydroelectric power

d)

desalination is removing salt from sea water to create fresh water

17.

What is monotheism?

a)

the belief in one god

b)

the belief in no god

c)

the belief in more than one god

d)

the belief that everything has a god or spirit

18.

Why is water pollution a big concern for S.W. Asia?

a)

it lowers the amount of electricity generated by hydropower

b)

because clean drinking water is scarce in the region

c)

it keeps large ships from traveling along major waterways

d)

the economy is based on exporting water to other countries

19.

What are the 3 major religions of S.W. Asia?

a)

Islam, Judaism, Hinduism

b)

Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto

c)

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

d)

Islam, Judaism, Shintoism

20.

Why do people in S.W. Asia live around rivers and waterways?

a)

people only live near oceans

b)

access to salt water for cooking

c)

people don't live in these areas

d)

access to freshwater for growing crops and for drinking