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Midterm Madness

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two branches of Islam?

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Judaism and Christianity

c)

Judaism and Islam

d)

Christianity and Islam

2.

A group of people that share a common culture, including language, music, and food is called:

a)

Religious Group

b)

Ethnic Group

c)

Christian Group

d)

Kurdish Group

3.

Who was the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Barrack Obama

d)

Barrack bin Laden

4.

Which river is found on the boarder of Israel that has caused a conflict because of water rights?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Euphrates River

5.

This is the idea that the Jewish people should have a homeland of their own.

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Zionism

c)

Holocaust

d)

Judaism

6.

This city is believed to be holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Tel Aviv

7.

The idea that people love their country and are proud of it is called:

a)

Patriotism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Anti-Semitism

8.

This branch of Islam believes that the leader of the religion must be a blood relative of Muhammad:

a)

Islam

b)

Sunni

c)

Shia

d)

Christianity

9.

This is the term that describes the hatred or discrimination against Jewish people.

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Holocaust

c)

Zionism

d)

Nationalism

10.

This is the event that caused Operation Enduring Freedom:

a)

September 11th, 2001

b)

The Invasion of Kuwait

c)

The Search for WMDs

d)

September 2nd, 2001

11.

This group is majority shia, speaks farsi, and lives in Iran:

a)

Jews

b)

Persians

c)

Kurds

d)

Arabs

12.

This is the empire that ruled SWA from the 1300s until the end of WWI:

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Russian Empire

d)

British Empire

13.

Which person can the roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam be traced to?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus of Nazareth

d)

Mohammed

14.

List the three military conflicts the US was involved in SWA in the order that they happened:

a)

Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom

b)

Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom

c)

Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Desert Storm

d)

Operation Enduing Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Storm

15.

What is the narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea that is important for trading oil?

a)

Straight of Hormuz

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Red Sea

d)

Jordan River

16.

This was the country invaded by the USA during Operation Enduring Freedom:

a)

Iraq

b)

Kuwait

c)

Iran

d)

Afghanistan

17.

Prayer, Giving to Charity, Belief in Allah, fasting during Ramadan, and a Hajj to Mecca are all a part of what?

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

The Five Pillars of Faith

c)

The Five Important Things

d)

The Ten Important Things

18.

What was ignored when the Europeans partitioned the Middle East after WWI?

a)

People

b)

Oil

c)

Land

d)

Waterways

19.

What was the radical Muslim group in Afghanistan known for supporting terrorism/ Al Qaeda?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

Taliban

c)

Hamas

d)

Antisemitism

20.

Which BEST tells the location where most people live in SWA?

a)

Coasts

b)

Streams

c)

Rivers

d)

Sources of Water

21.

Name the Religion: Muhammad, Mosque, Mecca

a)

Kurds

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

22.

What religion do the Palestinian Arabs practice?

a)

Kurds

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

23.

This is the branch of Islam that believes the leader does not have to be a blood relative of Muhammad:

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

24.

Who was the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11/2001 attacks on the USA?

a)

Taliban

b)

Hamas

c)

Al-Qaeda

d)

ISIS

25.

What is the manual watering of crops by humans called?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Electricity

c)

Scarcity

d)

Desalinization

26.

List the Three Religions founded in SWA in order from oldest to youngest:

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Judaism, Islam, Christianity

c)

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

d)

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

27.

Who was the dictator of Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama bin Laden