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Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

refugee

a)

a person who leaves a country because of war, violence, or natural disaster

b)

a person who leaves a country because of war, violence or natural disaster

2.

terrorism

a)

the use of violence against civilians to achieve a political goal

b)

the use of violence against civilians to achieve a political goal.

3.

intifada

a)

the rebellion of Palestinians against Israeli occupation

b)

the rebellion of Palestinians against Israeli occupation.

4.

maintain

a)

to continue

b)

to be continue

5.

vary

a)

to show differences or undergo changes

b)

to show differences or undergo changes.

6.

successor

a)

one who follows, especially to an office, title, or throneone

b)

one who follows, especially to an office, title, or throne

7.

______flee to another country to escape disaster.

a)

Dictators

b)

Terrorists

c)

Refugees

d)

Successors

8.

Somalia suffered a terrible struggle between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Most people in Africa depend on ______ to make their living.

a)

manufacturing

b)

farming

c)

fishing

d)

mining

10.

In the 1990s, South Africa ______.

a)

placed an embargo on trade with the United Nations

b)

denied rights to its non-European population

c)

ended the system of apartheid

d)

formed the African National Congress formed the African National Congress

11.

The creation of Israel in 1948 gave Jews a homeland in Palestine.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser seized the Suez Canal from _______.

a)

Israel and Jordan

b)

the United States and Britain

c)

Palestine and Israel

d)

Britain and France

13.

In the Camp David Accords, Israel agreed to give up control of Jerusalem.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Under the rule of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran ______.

a)

continued the policies of Shah Mohammed Pahlavi

b)

became an Islamic republic with traditional Muslim laws

c)

turned into a strong ally of the United States

d)

voted to become a democratic nation

15.

In 2011, the governments of Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia ______.

a)

ormed an alliance with each other.

b)

went to war with each other.

c)

faced anti-government protests from their citizens.

d)

signed peace treaties with Israel.

16.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Iran granted its citizens more freedom after the 2009 protests.

b)

The Iranian people supported Ahmadinejad's re-election.

c)

The Iranian government had abandoned its religious policies.

d)

Iran is suspected of secretly developing nuclear weapons.