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Troubles in the middle east

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many followers does Islam have?

a)

1.6 million

b)

2 billion

c)

7.2 million

d)

1.6 billion

2.

What percent of the world do Muslims make up?

a)

50%

b)

18%

c)

23%

d)

43%

3.

What is a follower of Islam called?

a)

Christian

b)

Muslim

c)

Bhuddist

d)

Catholic

4.

What is the name for God in Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Allah

c)

Muhammed

d)

Bhudda

5.

Who is Muhammed?

a)

prophet of Islam

b)

a famous political leader

c)

a god

6.

Big Eid is...

a)

the celebration after Ramadan

b)

a time for mourning

c)

a time to fast

d)

a season

7.

What is Ramadan?

a)

the holiest month

b)

a time to fast from sunrise to sunset

c)

an important time for Muslims

d)

another name for Islam

8.

What is the Kabah?

a)

The square monument in Mecca that Muslims face when they pray

b)

a Church

c)

a statue

d)

a huge building that people must go to be forgiven of sins

9.

What is a hijab?

a)

a headscarf for Muslim women

b)

a garment that covers the whole body of a woman

c)

a garment that covers everything but the eyes on a woman

d)

pants and a t shirt

10.

Why do Muslim women wear hijabs?

a)

out of respect

b)

for fun

c)

reverence

d)

because they are having a bad hair day

11.

What is a burqa?

a)

a garment worn by Muslim women that covers their whole body

b)

a headscarf

c)

a garment for Muslim women that covers everything but her eyes

d)

loose pants and a long tunic

12.

What is the Quran?

a)

a textbook

b)

the Holy Book of Islam

c)

a place to pray in

d)

a special dish made for Big Eid

13.

What language is the Quran written in?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

German

14.

Who did Sunni Muslims think Mohammed's successor should be?

a)

a person picked by his followers

b)

someone in his family

c)

a random Muslim

d)

he had no successor

15.

Who did Shiite Muslims think Muhammed's successor should be?

a)

Someone in his family

b)

someone picked by his followers in a vote

c)

a new Muslim

d)

He had no successor

16.

What is the leader of the Sunni Muslims called?

a)

caliph

b)

president

c)

imam

d)

master

17.

What is the leader of the Shiite Muslims called?

a)

teacher

b)

caliph

c)

imam

d)

master

18.

Who did the Sunni Muslims choose to be their leader?

a)

Ali

b)

Abu-Bakr

c)

Ali-Sunni-Zak

d)

Abu-Mack

19.

Who did the Shiite Muslims choose their leader to be?

a)

Ali

b)

Abdul

c)

Ali-Kam

d)

Abu-Bakr

20.

What does marginalized mean?

a)

happy

b)

united

c)

powerless

d)

sad

21.

What did people being marginalized lead to?

a)

terrorist groups

b)

clubs

c)

new businesses

d)

nothing; the marginalized people were fine

22.

What was allowed under Sharia law?

a)

movies

b)

internet

c)

TV

d)

makeup

e)

none of the above were allowed

23.

What does TNSM stand for?

a)

The National Safe Meeting

b)

Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Sharia-Mohammadi

c)

Thomas-n-sons-mohammed

24.

What did the TNSM do when an earthquake struck Pakistan?

a)

they helped clean up

b)

they stayed away

c)

they wanted people to continue living like they were before the earthquake

d)

they made it worse

25.

What was the main goal of the Taliban?

a)

they wanted to kill as many people as possible

b)

they wanted to bring complete Sharia Law

c)

they wanted people to buy things from them

d)

they wanted to hurt as many people as they could

26.

What is al-Qaeda?

a)

a terrorist group

b)

a town in Pakistan

27.
willing to use violence to accomplish goals
a)
Taliban 
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
28.
located (almost) exclusively in Afghanistan
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
29.
tried to destroy the World Trade Center in 1993
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
30.
forced women living in their country to wear burquas
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
31.
did not/does not allow girls in their country to go to school
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
32.
favor a strict interpretation of Sharia law based on the Qu'ran
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
33.
is made up largely of people who are ethnically Pashtun
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
34.
attacked the US on September 11, 2001
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
35.
harbored a terrorist group incurring the wrath of the US
a)
Taliban
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
both
36.
How many terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?
a)
19
b)
9
c)
8
d)
20
37.
What was the name of the American-led international effort to oust the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network based there?
a)
Operation Eagle Claw
b)
Operation Desert Storm
c)
Operation Enduring Freedom
d)
Operation Shock and Awe
38.
What did the Taliban base their government on?
a)
strict version of Sharia, or Islamic law
b)
anti-American values
c)
Pakistan's model
d)
they were not a government
39.
All of the following were banned under the Taliban EXCEPT?
a)
television, music and cinema 
b)
school for girls over 10
c)
freedom of dress
d)
prayer
40.
Osama bin Laden was eventually killed in 
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Pakistan
d)
Iran
41.
Who was President at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barak Obama
c)
George W Bush
d)
Donald Trump
42.
What happened because of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks ?
a)
 US trade embargo of Syria
b)
 US trade embargo of Iran
c)
US invasion of Afghanistan
d)
US invasion of Kuwait
43.
Saddam Hussein’s invasion of which country in 1990 led to the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Kuwait 
b)
Iran               
c)
Jordan 
d)
Syria
44.

Where did ISIS begin?

a)

Turkey

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Syria

d)

Pakistan

45.

ISIS stands for...

(a)  

46.

What was the Arab Spring

a)

a wave of pro democracy uprisings

b)

a time to go to the beach because it is nice

c)

a wave of uprisings for a king

47.

What did the Arab Spring cause?

a)

the Syrian Civil War

b)

The Iran Civil War

c)

the Iran v. Iraq War

d)

The Persian Gulf War

48.

What is the definition of terrorism?

a)

the use of violence to achieve political goals

b)

to use nice words to get what you want

c)

none of these

d)

To get what you want

49.

Which article in the Declaration of Human Rights talks about education?

a)

27

b)

26

c)

25

d)

29

50.

It lasted 444 days

a)

True

b)

False

51.

What two countries were involved in the Iranian Hostage Crisis ?

a)

North & South Africa

b)

Iran & United States

c)

Iran & Iraq

d)

China & Japan

52.

Who was the former Iranian leader that U.S. protected ?

a)

Mufit

b)

Imam

c)

Shah

d)

Caliph

53.

Ayatollah Khomeini became leader after Shah was exiled

a)

True

b)

False

54.
This leader took over Iran after the Shah was removed in 1979 and implemented a theocracy
a)
Ayatollah Khomeini
b)
Shah Pahlevi
c)
Mohammed Mossadeq
d)
Jimmy Carter