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Do Now 020105

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement about ethnic groups and ethnicity is NOT correct?

a)

A. Ethnic groups are defined by political borders.

b)

B. Tradition is an important part of ethnic identity.

c)

C. Language is an important part of ethnic identity.

d)

D. Ethnic groups are defined by a common

heritage.

2.

Which statement about ethnic groups is correct?

a)

A. Ethnic groups are defined by a shared history.

b)

B. Ethnic groups are defined by a common

occupation.

c)

C. All members of an ethnic group live in the same

country.

d)

D. All members of an ethnic group follow the same

set of laws.

3.

What tends to be a shared quality among

individuals of the same ethnic group but NOT

necessarily among members of the same

religious group?

a)

A. a similar set of beliefs

b)

B. a common ancestry

c)

C. a common moral code

d)

D. a similar set of rituals

4.

What statement about the distribution of Sunni

and Shia Muslim Kurds is correct?

a)

A. Most Shia Kurds live in Iran, where the majority

of the population is Shia.

b)

B. Most Sunni Kurds live in Iran, where the majority

of the population is Sunni.

c)

C. Most Shia Kurds live in Turkey, where the

majority of the population is Sunni.

d)

D. Most Sunni Kurds live in Turkey, where the

majority of the population is Shia.

5.

Which of the following individuals is considered to

be the founder of Judaism?

a)

A. Jesus

b)

B. Muhammad

c)

C. Abraham

d)

D. Siddhartha

6.

Hakim lives in Iraq. He is the same ethnicity as

the majority of the Iraqi people. He also follows

the same religion as most people in Iraq. Which

statement BEST describes Hakim?

a)

A. Hakim is Persian and follows Judaism.

b)

B. Hakim is Persian and follows Sunni Islam.

c)

C. Hakim is Arabic and follows Shia Islam.

d)

D. Hakim is Arabic and follows Christianity.

7.

Islam originated in an area now controlled by which modern-day country?

a)

A. Egypt

b)

B. Saudi Arabia

c)

C. Iraq

d)

D. South Africa

8.

Which of the following correctly explains the major difference between Muslims and Christians with regard to their view of Jesus Christ?

a)

A. Muslims believe that Jesus was divine, while

Christians believe that he was only a prophet.

b)

B. Christians believe that Jesus was divine, while

Muslims believe that he was only a prophet.

c)

C. Christians believe that Jesus was a historical

person, while Muslims believe he was a fictional

person.

d)

D. Muslims believe that Jesus was a historical

person, while Christians believe he was a

fictional person.

9.

Which of the following individuals is considered to be the founder of Islam?

a)

A. Jesus

b)

B. Muhammad

c)

C. Abraham

d)

D. Siddhartha

10.

Layal and Tarek are both Arabs who live in Iraq. When they practice their faith with others, it is MOST LIKELY that they visit a

a)

A. cathedral.

b)

B. church.

c)

C. mosque.

d)

D. temple.

11.

Which statement about ethnicity and religion is correct?

a)

A. People can decide which ethnicity they are, but

they cannot change their religion.

b)

B. People who belong to the same ethnic group

always follow the same religion.

c)

C. People who practice the same religion usually

have similar physical features.

d)

D. People can decide which religion to follow, but

they are born into their ethnic group.

12.

The most successful Arab Spring protests were held in Tunisia, whose citizens overthrew the autocratic government in

a)

A. the Velvet Revolution.

b)

B. the Glorious Revolution.

c)

C. the Jasmine Revolution.

d)

D. the Rosewater Revolution.