WorksheetsRefugee Introduction: Open Note Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
In your own words, provide a definition for the word refugee.
Since the year 1980, how many refugees and asylum-seekers has the United States taken in?
4.6 billion
3.7 million
2.1 million
6.3 million
Where do over half of the world's refugee's come from?
Afghanistan
Somalia
Syria
All of the Above
What does IRC stand for?
International Rescue Committee
International Refugee Community
International Rescue Council
International Refugee Council
What is the purpose of the UNHCR?
How many countries were involved in World War II?
15
40
20
30
What was the term used by the Germans to describe their form of war as they blazed through Europe?
Blitzkrieg
Third Reich
Abkindem
None of the Above
In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Germany began bombing England. What was the country that Hitler truly wanted?
England
France
United States
Soviet Union
What were Germany, Italy, and Japan collectively called?
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Communist Powers
The Third Reich
List the countries associated with the allied powers during World War II.
Who was it who led a political coup before Fidel Castro gained power in Cuba?
Raul Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
None of the Above
What was the group called led by the Castro brothers?
26th of July Movement
Independence Day
Guy Fawkes Night
Armageddon
How was Castro's new government described as?
Which nation stored their nuclear weapons in Cuba?
The United States
Mexico
Japan
Russia
How would most describe the relationship between Castro and his people as well as Castro and the United States?
Syria was a founding member of the United Nations.
True
False
What year did Syria become an independent nation?
1945
1955
1965
1935
What party came to power in 1963 in Syria?
Jihad Party
Merhaba Party
Aksamar Movement
Ba'ath Party
What country backed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad?
Germany
Russia
The United States
Japan
How many people were forced to leave their homes in Syria due to violence and unrest?
22 million
30 million
35 million
12 million
