WorksheetsCreation of Israel Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
What empire fell as a result of World War I?
British Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
Safavid Empire
Which group of people, who seek their own nation, have suffered oppression?
Arabs
Israelis
Kurds
Turks
What is another word for displaced people forced to live in another area?
communism
ethnicities
nationalism
refugees
What is the origin of the Sunni and Shia division within Islam?
who should control Mecca
who should control Medina
where the hajj should take place
who should be the leader of Islam
What country is primarily populated by Shia Muslims?
Iran
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Which country controls Mecca, Medina, and the site of the hajj?
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
What nation is consistently under threat from neighboring Islamic nations?
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Turkey
Which describes the Jews’ beliefs about the land of Israel?
Their ancient holy writings do not mention Arab claims to the land.
Abundant oil supplies are present which will insure security for their people.
In ancient times, God promised the land to them as descendants of Abraham and his son Isaac.
A prophecy in the Torah describes that the nation of Israel would one day be formed along the Mediterranean Sea.
How did the Holocaust lead to the creation of modern Israel?
The United Nations voted to create a homeland for the Jews to compensate the people for their tremendous suffering.
Nazis thought it would be better for Jews to leave Germany.
American troops were willing to move the survivors to a safe location.
Zionists believed that Holocaust survivors needed a place to gather and grieve.
Which describes the condition of the relationship between Arabs and Israelis today?
Israelis have moved out of the lands that were claimed by the Palestinian Arabs.
Peaceful settlements have allowed the two groups to live side-by-side without major conflict.
The two groups are still in disagreement about the existence of the government of Israel and the land it controls.
Egyptian Arabs get along with the Israelis but Arabs from the eastern parts of the Middle East do not support Israel’s existence.
Which increased international support for a modern state of Israel in 1948?
Egyptian claims on the Gaza Strip and West Bank
Zionists working in the former Ottoman Empire
anti-semitism in the United States
the Holocaust
Which is a major goal for Zionists?
a self-ruling Jewish homeland
trade with oil-producing countries
Palestinian Arabs having their own government
providing access to the Dome of the Rock for Islamic worshippers
