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Middle East - Forms of Government and Ethnic Groups

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ethnic group has a common language of Arabic and a majority of the people are Sunni Muslims?

a)

Persians

b)

Arabic

c)

Kurds

d)

Bantu

2.

Which ethnic group is native to Iran, shares a common ancestry, culture, and language of Persian, and a majority of the people are Shia Muslims?

a)

Swahili

b)

Kurds

c)

Arabs

d)

Persians

3.

Which of the following applies to the ethnic group Kurds?

a)

Live in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, share a common ancestry, culture, and language called Kurdish, majority of the people are Sunni Muslim, and the people are stateless

b)

Live in Europe, fought in the Revolutionary war, known as the Red Coats

c)

Native to Iran, Speak Persian, Mostly Shia Muslims

d)

Follow the teaching of Muhammad and study the book of Quoran

4.

Which Muslims believe in the teachings of Muhammad?

a)

Shia

b)

Swahili

c)

Sunni

d)

Ashanti

5.

Which Muslims believe in Ayatollah's teachings (Iran's leader)?

a)

Sunni

b)

Bantu

c)

Hindus

d)

Shia

6.

Which form of government is ruled by the people?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

7.

What are the two basic forms of representative democracy?

a)

Presidential Democracy and Autocracy

b)

Monarchy and Autocratic

c)

Parliamentary Monarchy and Presidential Democracy

d)

Parliamentary Democracy and Presidential Democracy

8.

Which two countries are both parliamentary democracy?

a)

India and Europe

b)

Turkey and Israel

c)

Australia and Kenya

d)

Saudi Arabia and Germany

9.

Which country has a Parliament named the Knesset which holds 120 elected representatives who serve 4-year terms?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Kenya

c)

Israel

d)

Turkey

10.

Which country has a president who is head of state, prime minister who is the head of government and a government that has a limited freedom of expression?

a)

Isael

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

11.

Which country has an autocratic monarchy the royal family is called the House of Saud?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Israel

d)

Germany

12.

What is a parliamentary democracy?

a)

Voters elect a legislature to pass laws. Parliament chooses one of its members to enforce the laws. Prime Minister is leader of the biggest political party.

b)

Executive power is held by an individual who is elected separately from the legislature.

c)

A system of government by one person with absolute power

d)

The monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.

13.

What is a presidential democracy?

a)

The monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.

b)

Voters elect a legislature to pass laws. Parliament chooses one of its members to enforce the laws. Prime Minister is leader of the biggest political party.

c)

Executive power is held by an individual who is elected separately from the legislature.

d)

A system of government by one person with absolute power.

14.

What are the three main ethnic groups in the Middle East?

a)

Jews, Hindus, Persians

b)

Kurds, Arabs, Persians

c)

Arabs, Bantu, Jews

d)

Kurds, Persians, Hindus

15.

Which are the two denominations of Islam?

a)

Bantu and Arabic

b)

Shia and Sunni Muslims

c)

Kurdish and Persian

16.

How is the head of government chosen in Turkey?

a)

Prime Minister chooses President

b)

Legislature elects Prime Minister

c)

Prime Minister is appointed by the President

17.

Who long does Israel's chief of state (president) serve for?

a)

4-year terms

b)

5-year terms

c)

6-year terms

d)

7-year terms

18.

Which country has a limited freedom of expression in the Middle East?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Germany

d)

Saudi Arabia

19.

How many elected representatives are in Israel's Knesset?

a)

120

b)

64

c)

40

d)

132

20.

How many elected representatives are in the Grand National Assembly

a)

73

b)

34

c)

523

d)

600