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OC: 7 Middle East Practice Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you fast during Ramadan, donate to charity, have faith in god, go on a pilgrimage to mecca, and pray 5x a day you are practicing the....

a)

5 Shallots of Shalom

b)

5 Pillars of Islam

c)

5 Shrines of The Great Plateau

d)

5 Sheikah Slates

2.

Ever since Muhammad's death, in Islam there has been....

a)

Little conflict between Shia & Sunnis

b)

Major conflict between these groups, i.e. Iranian Revolution

c)

Conflict at first, but now there is supreme peace

d)

Everlasting peace between both factions

3.

Jihad literally translates to....

a)

Holy War

b)

Struggle in the way of God

c)

Pilgrimage to Mecca

d)

Fasting During Ramadan

4.

What is Shari'ah mean?

a)

Strict Religious Law

b)

Relaxed Religious Law

c)

Strict Government Law

d)

Relaxed Government Law

5.

Which group (Palestine/Israel) has control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

a)

Palestine

b)

Israel

6.

The Six Day War was saw Israelite's.....

a)

Conquering large areas of Palestinian land.

b)

Conquering large areas of Egyptian territory.

c)

Being taken over by Palestinians.

d)

Being taken over by Egyptians.

7.

Majority of Israelis are Muslim.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Israel became an official nation after the U.N. divided Palestine land after which major war?

a)

Iranian Revolution

b)

Gulf War

c)

World War II

d)

War on Terror

9.

Prior to WWII, Palestinians were the majority population in "Israel".

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Iran is somewhat an anomaly in the Middle East, the people speak Farsi and not Arabic and it is predominantly _________.

a)

Iran = Shia Muslim

b)

Iran = Sunni Muslim

c)

Iran = Christian Orthodox

d)

Iran = Hasidic Judaism

11.

There is a democratic government in Iran today and equal rights for all its citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In Iran, religious conflict has led to....

a)

Political instability & Conflict

b)

Political instability & Peace

c)

Conflict & Democracy

d)

Democracy & Peace

13.

In the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Shah Pahlevi was replaced by ___________________.

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Suddam Hussein

c)

Osama bin Laden

d)

Matt Damon

14.

In the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the supporters of Khomeini kept 52 American hostages for _ _ _ Days.

a)

365

b)

444

c)

999

d)

222

15.

The Iranian nuclear deal: Less _________ = Less __________

a)

Less Nukes = Less Economic Sanctions

b)

Less Capacitors = Less U.S. military presence

c)

Less Military spending = Less food for people.

d)

More Money = More Problems.

16.

Besides proxy wars and the Military industrial complex, the rise of the Taliban is in large part due to.....

a)

Invasion of Afghanistan by Soviets.

b)

Decline of ISIS.

c)

Rise of ISIS.

d)

Invasion of Afghanistan by U.S.A.

17.

The Iraq War of 2003 was started by the United States in order to remove WMD's from Saddam Hussein. (Weapons of Mass Destruction.)

a)

True

b)

False

18.

1/3 of the test is going to based on the Maps on the Study Guide.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How did the international community contribute to the conflict in the Middle East? (Select All that Apply)

a)

Dividing Palestinian Land to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.

b)

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

c)

U.S. support of Pahlevi leading to Iranian Revolution.

d)

U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, to remove WMD's.