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Arab-Israeli Conflict

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1967 Israel took the Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula during which war?

a)

Yom Kippur War

b)

Six Day War

c)

Sinai War

d)

Crusades

2.

What Turkish empire once controlled much of the Middle East?

a)

Persians

b)

British

c)

Roman

d)

Ottoman

3.

Why did thousands of Jews return to Palestine in the 1940s?

a)

Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust

b)

Free Food

c)

The Ottomans forced them.

d)

The Six Day War

4.

What movement did Jews living in Europe start in the 1890s to try to get their own country?

a)

PLO

b)

Zionism

c)

Palestinians

d)

Arabism

5.

What group refers to the area around Jerusalem as Palestine?

a)

Israelis

b)

Serbs

c)

Americans

d)

Arabs

6.

Who is the Prime Minister of Israel today?

a)

Mahmoud Abbas

b)

Anwar Sadat

c)

Benjamin Netanyahu

d)

Jimmy Carter

7.

Who is the leader of the P.L.O. today?

a)

Mahmoud Abbas

b)

Benjamin Netanyahu

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Anwar Sadat

8.

What historic British speech gave support to the Jews getting a country of their own?

a)

UK Accord

b)

Balfour Declaration

c)

Zion Proclamation

d)

P.L.O.

9.

Why did the Jews leave the Jerusalem area in 66 A.D.?

a)

Egypt attacked them.

b)

Persians drove them out.

c)

Romans drove them out.

d)

Americans sent them to Europe.

10.

In 1956 why did Israel take over the Sinai Peninsula?

a)

Egypt called them a bad name.

b)

Egypt bombed their capital.

c)

Egypt refused to allow Israeli ships through.

d)

Egypt made rude commercials.

11.

What 3 religions have ties to Jerusalem?

a)

Muslims

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Jews

e)

Christianity

12.

What is #1 on the map?

a)

Syria

b)

Jordan

c)

Lebanon

d)

Israel

13.

What is #2 on the map?

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

West Bank

d)

Sinai Peninsula

14.

What is #3 on the map?

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

West Bank

d)

Sinai Peninsula

15.

What is #10 on the map?

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

West Bank

d)

Sinai Peninsula

16.

What is #11 on the map?

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

West Bank

d)

Sinai Peninsula

17.

What is #5 on the map?

a)

Syria

b)

Lebanon

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

18.

What is #6 on the map?

a)

Syria

b)

Lebanon

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

19.

What is #7 on the map?

a)

Syria

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

20.

What is #8 on the map?

a)

Jordan

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

21.

What is #9 on the map?

a)

Jordan

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

22.

What is #12 on the map?

a)

Jordan

b)

Egypt

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

23.

What city #4 on the map?

a)

Amman

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Baghdad

d)

Tel Aviv

24.

What city #15 on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Jordan River

25.

What city #13 on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Jordan River

26.

What city #14 on the map?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Jordan River

27.

What does P.L.O. stand for?

a)

Peace Land Organization

b)

Purple Lamas Organization

c)

Palestinian Ladies Occupation

d)

Palestine Liberation Organization

28.

What 2 areas does Israel still occupy today?

a)

West Bank

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

Golan Heights

d)

Sinai Peninsula

29.

What is the holiest site of Judaism?

a)

Dome of the Rock

b)

Western Wall

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Lion's Gate

30.

How much time does Mr. Marple spend on his hair each morning?

a)

5-10 minutes

b)

15-30 minutes

c)

30-60 minutes

d)

at least 1 hour

31.

Put these events in the order that they happened.....

a)

Israel became a country. Arabs attack.

b)

Egypt blocks Israel's ships.

c)

Six Day War

d)

Egypt and Israel sign

a peace agreement at

Camp David

e)

Hamas attacks Israel

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
32.

Match the following

a)

1.

Arab

b)

2.

Orthodox Jews

c)

3.

secular Jews

d)

4.

Western Wall

e)

5.

Dome of the Rock