WorksheetsWhat's going on in the Middle East? (Video Quiz)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Syria has now been at war for
5 years
6 years
7 years
8 years
Who is involved in the Syrian War?
Russia, Iran, Shia militias, the rebels, and the Kurds
Only Iran, Shia militias, the rebels, and the Kurds
Only the Shia militias, the rebels, and the Kurds
Only the rebels and the Kurds
The northern regions in Syria are controlled by the
Refugees
Shiites
Kurds
Russians
The Kurds are
Russians
Americans
British
Iranian ethnic group
Define allies
A military camp
Enemies with another country
The citizens of a country
Cooperating with another country for military or other purpose.
Turkey is fighting
Kurdish forces
American forces
Russian forces
British forces
The Israelis
have a powerful navy
have a powerful land-based army
are launching air strikes in the south
are not fighting in this war
Arab Springs is
a type of water
a country in the Middle East
a type of religion
a series of anti-government protests
Jihad means
a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam
to prevent fighting
the leader of a country
to work with your enemy
A Shiite is
the leader of the Middle East
a non-religious person
a Muslim who follows specific religious traditions.
a place in the Middle East
The name of the President of Syria is
Bashar al-Assad
Bin la-Assad
Al Bashar Am
Al Bashar al Almuda
Civil War broke out because
citizens were happy with their government
citizens wanted the western countries to help develop Syria
the government banned peaceful protesting
the government was developing the cities and towns too quickly
A full-scale civil war began in Syria in
2010
2011
2012
2014
The Kurd's had their own state
True
False
The war in the Middle East is said to be a 'proxy' war. This means
states argue but don't fight
citizens join forces and vote not to fight
the government send its citizens abroad to improve their military training
opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
Syria's closest ally in the region is
America
China
Russia
Britain
Another cause for the war in the Middle East is
western interference
Oil
trade routes
all of the above
The president of Russia is called
Donald Trump
Boris Johnson
Vladimir Putin
Bashar al-Assad
Capital of Syria
Turkey
Ankara
Damascus
Israel
What role does Turkey play during the conflict in Syria?
Turkey has been giving shelter to millions of Syrians fleeing the conflict
Turkey does not play a part in the Syrian war
Turkey is an ally of Syria
Turkey is fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq
