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Southwest Asia Geography Test

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is largest religion in the world today?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

2.

What is the fastest growing religion in the world today?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

3.

What is the smallest world religion today?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

4.

What is the holy book for Judaism?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Qu'ran

d)

the Vedas

5.

What is the holy book for Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

Qu'ran

c)

Bible

d)

Sutras

6.

What are the three monotheistic religions of Southwest Asia?

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity

c)

Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism

d)

Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism

7.

Followers of which religion believe Muhammad is the last prophet?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

8.

Followers of this religion believe that Jesus is the son of God/messiah.

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

9.

The Islamic holy book is called what?

a)

Torah

b)

Qur'an

(Koran)

c)

Bible

10.

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all started in the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all __________ religions.

a)

monthotheistic

b)

polytheistic

12.

Followers of Islam are called

a)

Christians

b)

Disciples

c)

Muslims

13.

Which of these religions is the oldest?

a)

Judaism

(Jewish faith)

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

14.

Which leader is said to have received revelations from God in the early 600s?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Mark

d)

Matthew

15.

The holy book of Christianity is:

a)

The Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Quran

d)

The Vedas

16.

The Islamic faith has a number of beliefs required of all Muslims. What is this series of beliefs known as?

a)

The Seven Deadly Sins

b)

The Four Truths

c)

The Five Pillars

d)

The Ten Commandments

17.

What do Jewish people go to practice their religion?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Church

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Pyramid

18.

Reorder the following in order they began:

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

1)
2)
3)
19.

An Islam place of worship is called a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
mosque
church
temple
shrine
20.

Pilgrimage made by Muslims to Mecca, their holy city

a)

Hajj

b)

Sunnah

c)

Sharia

d)

Mosque

21.

How do Muslims Refer to God?

a)

The Holy One

b)

Allah

c)

YAHWEH

d)

God

22.

Who was the founder of Judaism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Adam

c)

Moses

d)

Noah

23.

Where in the world does Islam have its largest influence?

a)

The Middle East and South Africa

b)

Europe and North Africa

c)

The Middle East and SE Asia

d)

North Africa and the Middle East

24.

What is the name of the person who leads Jewish religious services?

a)

Rabbi

b)

Priest

c)

Imam

d)

Monk

25.

What does the ritual of baptism symbolically represent to Christians?

a)

Becoming a believer in Jesus and Christianity

b)

Becoming an adult in the eyes of the church

c)

The washing away of sin

d)

Jesus rising from the dead after being crucified

26.

Where does Judaism have the most influence in the world?

a)

The Americas

b)

Israel

c)

Europe

d)

China

27.

What do Jews believe will happen at the end of time?

a)

God will judge all of the living

b)

God will purify human souls before they may go to heaven

c)

God will send a Messiah to deliver the Jews to the promised land

d)

Humans and their souls will cease to exist

28.

How are Judaism, Christianity and Islam all connected?

a)

They all believe that Muhammad was their founder.

b)

They are monotheistic and believe in the same god.

c)

They are polytheistic and believe in the same gods.

d)

They believe that baptism will wash away sins.

29.
Which of the following is the correct timeline for these three monotheistic religions. (In other words, in which order were these religions created)
a)
Muslim, Judaism, Christianity
b)
Judaism, Muslim Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, Muslim
d)
Christianity, Judaism, Muslim
30.
Define monotheism
a)
Belief in many gods
b)
Belief in one god
c)
Belief in no god
d)
Belief in two gods
31.
During which religious festival do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset?
a)
Shahadah
b)
Salat
c)
Ramadan
d)
Hajj
32.
What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism?
a)
Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man.
b)
Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.
c)
Jews never had a problem with Roman authorities while the Christians did.
d)
Christians allowed the worship of many of the Roman gods, while Judaism did not.
33.
Who is the founder of Judaism?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Jesus
d)
Allah
34.
Who is the founder of Islam?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Abraham
d)
Allah
35.
Who is the Messiah of Christianity? 
a)
Muhammad
b)
Jesus
c)
Allah
d)
Abraham
36.
What is the Muslim holy city located in Saudi Arabia?
a)
Israel
b)
Mecca
c)
Bagdad
d)
Teran
37.
What two religions make up more the 50% of the world's followers?
a)
Christianity and Judsism
b)
Islam and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Islam
d)
Islam and Zoroastrianism 
38.
Define pilgrimage 
a)
Holy Trip
b)
ending suffering
c)
people who came on the Mayflower
d)
ending the cycle of rebirth
39.
Define Sacred
a)
Important
b)
Holy
c)
beautiful
d)
filthy
40.
Catholics, Methodists, Pentecostals, and Baptists are all followers of which overarching religious branch?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
41.
Which of the following is not an Abrahamic religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
42.

How do the religious practices and rituals in these three religions influence daily life for their followers?

a)

They have no impact on daily life.

b)

They are followed only on special occasions.

c)

They guide and shape various aspects of daily life, such as prayer, dietary restrictions, and holidays.

d)

They are strictly private and not shared with others.

43.
Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God, who spoke to Abraham.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The Jewish holy book is the Quran.
a)
True
b)
False
45.

Christians worship/pray in ___________.

a)

mosque

b)

church

c)

synagogue

d)

house

46.

Islamic Mosque architecture looks most like...

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.
Abraham moved his people to the "promised land" that was known at the time as --
a)
Canaan. 
b)
Palestine. 
c)
Phoenicia.
d)
Babylon.
48.

Which country is this?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Jordan

d)

Iran

49.

West Bank is located _________ of Jordan.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

50.

Israel was created in 1948 after WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Before becoming a Jewish State in 1948, Palestine was occupied by who?

a)

Jews

b)

Christians

c)

Arab Muslims

d)

All of the above

52.

What is the most likely religion of someone who lives in Israel?

a)

Jewish

b)

Christian

c)

Muslim

d)

All of the above

53.

Hamas is a militant group associated with what religion?

a)

Muslims

b)

Jews

c)

Christians

d)

All of the above

54.

Match the following 3 Main religions with the answer that is most likely:

a)

Christianity

1.

Based on the teachings and Life ofJesus

b)

Islam

2.

Based on the messages Muhammed received

c)

Judaism

3.

Believers of the Old Testament

55.
What movement called for a Jewish homeland and encouraged Jews to move back to the land now called "Israel"?
a)
The Crusades
b)
Zionism
c)
The PLO
d)
Arab Nation
56.

In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?

a)

Christians

b)

Hindus

c)

Jewish

d)

Muslims

57.
Who created the state of Israel in 1948?
a)
Minnie Mouse
b)
United States
c)
Arabs
d)
United Nations
58.

During World War II, six million Jews were killed in the

a)

apartheid

b)

Holocaust

c)

Zionist War

d)

Palestine

59.

How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?

a)

They completely supported it

b)

They rejected it as unfair

c)

The Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new country

d)

They agreed to work it out although they were unhappy about the decision

60.

When war broke out between Palestinians and Jews in Palestine, which countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try and stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

a)

The United States

b)

Neighboring Arab countries

c)

the major nations of Europe

d)

the countries belonging to the United Nations

61.
What was the conflict over the land of Palestine after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
The Turks felt they should own the land
b)
The Muslim Palestinians viewed the land as their "Promised Land" but the Jewish inhabitants already lived on the land
c)
The Jewish immigrants viewed the land as their "Promised Land" but the Muslim Palestinians already lived on the land
d)
The Ottoman Empire already promised the land to the Persians
62.
What is the Jewish religious connection to Israel?
a)
Jews believe it is their promised land as part of the Covenant with between Abraham and God.
b)
Jews believe the New Testament of the Bible grants them the land.
c)
Jews believe that the Messiah granted them the land as part of a covenant. 
63.
What is the non-religious claim to the land of Palestine for Arabs?
a)
The land was promised to them by the Ottomans.
b)
Ethnic Arab Palestinians have lived on the land for many years.
c)
The king of England said they could have it.
64.
What affect did the Holocaust have on Jewish immigration to Palestine?
a)
Fewer Jews were permitted to immigrate because of the Arabs
b)
More Jews were permitted to immigrate because of guilt
65.
How was the Israeli Jewish vs. Palestinian Arab Muslim conflict finally resolved?
a)
Both sides agreed to have 2 separate nations.
b)
Both sides agreed to work together in one nation.
c)
It has not been solved, conflict lasts to today.
66.

What has been a common goal of the Jews & Muslims?

a)

to unite all Middle Eastern nations as one

b)

to have their own independent countries

c)

to become leaders in the world economy

67.
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
claims Israel as their homeland
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
68.

Who controls more of the land today?

a)

Palestinians

b)

Israelis

69.

The Arab-Israeli conflict is essentially about...

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Historical perspectives

c)

Land

d)

Money

70.

What is a Jewish country in the Middle East established in 1948?

a)

Israel

b)

Palestine

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

71.

a major stumbling block to a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the question of

a)

ownership and operation of the Suez Canal

b)

control of the Arabian Peninsula

c)

representation of Palestinian Arabs and Iranians

d)

land and civil rights for Palestinian Arabs

72.

What was the result of the Arab-Israeli Conflict of 1948?

a)

Israel lost, Palestine took over territory.

b)

No country won, they both surrendered

c)

Israel defeated the Arab Countries, and took Palestine land.

73.

What are the Israeli settlements?

a)

Jews who came to Israel in 1948

b)

Jews who came to Palestine BEFORE 1948

c)

Jews who have settled on sovereign Palestinian land in the West Bank

d)

Israeli colonies in Egypt

74.

What do the Palestinians consider the Jewish settlements in the West Bank?

a)

As an embargo

b)

An invasion of their land.

c)

An opportunity to develop the land.

d)

An opportunity to become more diverse.

75.
After WWII, the newly created UN awarded Palestine to:
a)
The Jews
b)
Two states, both Jews and Palestinians
c)
The Palestinians
d)
The British
76.

What is the current status of Palestinian refugees and their descendants?

a)

Living in refugee camps seeking to return to their homeland

b)

Fully integrated into Israeli society

c)

Scattered throughout the world with no desire to return

d)

Living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as equal citizens

77.

What is the primary goal of the Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

a)

To gain maximum land and resources for Jews

b)

To provide housing for Palestinian refugees

c)

To promote peaceful coexistence with Palestinians

d)

To create a separate Palestinian state

78.

What has been the role of the United States in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

a)

Helping Israel expand onto Palestinian land

b)

Providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees

c)

Actively supporting Palestinian resistance

d)

Promoting peaceful negotiations between the two parties

79.

What is the best title for this Image?

a)

"Israel takes Palestinian Land"

b)

"Palestinian Land drowns"

c)

"The Palestinian Empire Grows"

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