WorksheetsMiddle East - Forms of Government and Ethnic Groups
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which ethnic group has a common language of Arabic and a majority of the people are Sunni Muslims?
Persians
Arabic
Kurds
Bantu
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?
Swahili
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
Which of the following applies to the ethnic group Kurds?
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
Live in Europe, fought in the Revolutionary war, known as the Red Coats
Native to Iran, Speak Persian, Mostly Shia Muslims
Follow the teaching of Muhammad and study the book of Quoran
Which Muslims believe in the teachings of Muhammad?
Shia
Swahili
Sunni
Ashanti
Which Muslims believe in Ayatollah's teachings (Iran's leader)?
Sunni
Bantu
Hindus
Shia
Which form of government is ruled by the people?
Autocracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
What are the two basic forms of representative democracy?
Presidential Democracy and Autocracy
Monarchy and Autocratic
Parliamentary Monarchy and Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy and Presidential Democracy
Which two countries are both parliamentary democracy?
India and Europe
Turkey and Israel
Australia and Kenya
Saudi Arabia and Germany
Which country has a Parliament named the Knesset which holds 120 elected representatives who serve 4-year terms?
Saudi Arabia
Kenya
Israel
Turkey
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?
Isael
India
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Which country has an autocratic monarchy the royal family is called the House of Saud?
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Israel
Germany
What is a parliamentary democracy?
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.
Executive power is held by an individual who is elected separately from the legislature.
A system of government by one person with absolute power
The monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.
What is a presidential democracy?
The monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, principally not being restricted by written laws, legislature, or customs.
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.
Executive power is held by an individual who is elected separately from the legislature.
A system of government by one person with absolute power.
What are the three main ethnic groups in the Middle East?
Jews, Hindus, Persians
Kurds, Arabs, Persians
Arabs, Bantu, Jews
Kurds, Persians, Hindus
Which are the two denominations of Islam?
Bantu and Arabic
Shia and Sunni Muslims
Kurdish and Persian
How is the head of government chosen in Turkey?
Prime Minister chooses President
Legislature elects Prime Minister
Prime Minister is appointed by the President
Who long does Israel's chief of state (president) serve for?
4-year terms
5-year terms
6-year terms
7-year terms
Which country has a limited freedom of expression in the Middle East?
Israel
Turkey
Germany
Saudi Arabia
How many elected representatives are in Israel's Knesset?
120
64
40
132
How many elected representatives are in the Grand National Assembly
73
34
523
600
