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Southwest Asia Test Recap

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Saudi Arabia and Iran both govern in accordance with Islamic Sharia Law. Which of the following government types are characterized by the governance by a religious elite such as priests or other spiritual leaders?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Autocracy

2.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

a)

All Muslims are to wage Jihad against the enemies of Islam

b)

Charity

c)

Pilgrimage to Mecca- All Muslims, if physically and financially feasible (possible), are to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia in honor of Muhammad’s return to Mecca.

d)

Ritual fasting during Ramadan

3.

Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Taliban, the Islamic State and Hamas are all…

a)

Democratic movements in the Middle East.

b)

Radical Islamic terrorist groups.

c)

Based out of Saudi Arabia.

4.

The areas shaded on the map indicate…

a)

The regions of the world that practice Christianity.

b)

countries that have functioning democracies.

c)

The countries with the highest degree of development.

d)

The regions of the world with Islam as the predominant religion.

5.

In Southwest Asia, major population centers are only found where there are abundant…

a)

Lumber mills

b)

Fresh water resources

c)

Oil reserves

6.

Sunni and Shia are…

a)

Islamic militant groups

b)

Known for maintaining peaceful relations with each other

c)

The major branches of Islam

7.

All of the following religions originated in Southwest Asia EXCEPT…

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

8.

Although Arabic language and culture are dominant in Southwest Asia,…

a)

Yoruba and Swahili are spoken as secondary languages in much of the region.

b)

Turkish, Hebrew and Persian Farsi are also spoken in various regions of the region.

c)

Hindi and Buddhism are major influences in parts of Turkey and Lebanon.

d)

Portuguese is the most common European language due to Portugal’s former colonial empire in the region.

9.

Which of the following events immediately followed the event pictured to the right?

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

US declaration of support for Israel

c)

Soviet-Afghan War

d)

US invasion of Afghanistan

10.

Which of the following has been the primary foreign policy objective of the state of Israel since its establishment in 1948?

a)

Spreading Judaism to as many countries as possible

b)

Acquiring territories in the Pacific

c)

Establishing lasting peace with Libya

d)

Maintaining territorial security