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History, culture and religions of SW Asia
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1
Which order is correct for the founding of the three monotheistic religions?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
2
The scattering of the Jewish people around the world is known as what?
Zionism
Intifada
The Diaspora
The Holocaust
3
What are the Ten Commandments?
Part of the Middle Testament in Christianity.
A set of rules for Jewish people to live by.
A set of rules for Muslims to live by.
The first ten books of the Hebrew Bible.
4
What is the trip to Mecca that all Muslims must make at least once in their lives?
The Kaaba
The Five Pillars Pilgrimage
The Covenant
The Hajj
5
Which of these is a religious group?
Shiites
Israelis
Kurds
Arabs
6
The countries of Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Turkey were all created by which of the following?
The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
The rise of Zionism in Europe
The conquest of Judea by the Romans
The 1947 UN plan for a Jewish state in Palestine
7
A Parliamentary Democracy was set up in Iraq immediately after which of the following?
The removal of Hussein following Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Arab Spring revolts of 2010
The capture of Osama Bin Laden
Operation Desert Shield
8
Which of the following is a major difference in the beliefs of Jewish people and Christians?
The Ten Commandments
The importance of Jesus
The belief that Muhammad was a prophet
The Old Testament and Hebrew Bible
9
The largest ethnic group in Iran. They speak Farsi and are mostly Shia Muslims.
Persians
Turks
Kurds
Arabs
10
How do the countries the Kurds live in feel about them wanting to form their own country?
They are forcibly resettling the Kurds in other places.
They are in support of it.
They have left the decision up to the UN.
They do not want to give up their land to Kurdistan.
11
Which of the following characteristics would be shared by an
ETHNIC
group?
Language, Food, Traditional Music
Favorite Sports Teams, Favorite Color, Favorite Video Game
Language, Holy Days, Sacred Texts
Holy Days, Sacred Texts, Sacred Objects
12
Which of these is an ethnic group?
Kurds
Sunnis
Muslims
Christians
13
Which of the following is a set of obligations that all Muslims must follow?
The Gospels
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Ten Commandments
The Five Pillars
14
What religion do most Arabs in SW Asia follow?
Yazidi
Shia Islam
Christianity
Sunni Islam
15
Which of the following concepts is shared by all of the monotheistic religions of SW Asia?
Monotheism
Five Pillars
Ten Commandments
Trinity
16
Which war had the goal of removing the Iraqi army from Kuwait?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
Operation Enduring Freedom
The Persian Gulf War
17
Mecca and Media are holy cities for which of the following religions?
Christianity
Islam
Atheism
Judaism
18
Which of the following was caused by a dispute over leadership after Muhammad's death?
The Five Pillars
The Conversion of Paul
The Sunni and Shia Split
The writing of the Koran
19
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars?
Praying five times a day while facing Mecca
Jihad
The Statement of Faith
The Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)
20
What city do all three of the monotheistic religions consider holy?
Jerusalem
Bethlahem
Mesopotamia
Mecca
21
Bible:Christianity::_________:Islam
Koran
Hebrew Bible
Torah
Old Testament
22
The Palestinians and Israelis are in conflict over land in which area?
Iraq and Syria
Gaza, the West Bank and Israel.
Turkey and the Palestinian Territories.
Israel and Egypt.
23
What is the name for the agreement that Jewish people believe God made with Abraham?
Hajj
Covenant
Canaan
Resurrection
24
Muhammad was the founder of which of the following religions?
Judaism
Arabic
Islam
Christianity
25
Which of the following are shared by religious groups?
Food, language, clothing, music
Ideas about government, nationalism, national borders
Holy days, language, food, holy texts
Beliefs about gods, holy texts, holy days, sacred objects
26
Which of the following religions believe that their holy book contains messages from God?
Islam
All of these
Christianity
Judaism
27
What religion to most Persians follow?
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Yazidi
Christianity
28
What is the term for the Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead?
The Crucifixion
The Resurrection
The Trinity
The Transliteration
29
Which of the following convinced large numbers of Jewish people to move to Palestine?
Zionism
The Diaspora
Operation Desert Shield
Babylonian Captivity
30
What ethnic group's territory is pictured here?
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Turks
31
Which best explains the religious diversity of the Kurds?
Most are Sunni Muslims but there are also Yazidi and others.
Most are Christians but there are also many Muslims.
Most are Shia Muslims but there are also many Yazidi.
Most are Yazidi but there are also many Christians.
32
Where was Muhammad born?
Medina
Mecca
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
33
Terrorism and Petroleum are the two main reasons for which of the following?
US military involvement in SW Asia.
The rise of Christianity as a major religion.
US military withdrawal from SW Asia.
The decline of globalism in the UN.
34
What term means "the belief in multiple deities (gods)"?
polytheism
monotheism
theism
atheism
35
Abraham is the founder for which of these religions?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Polytheism
