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Middle East Review
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1
United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991-1998 with purpose of finding & destroying:
desalination plants
oil fields
weapons of mass destruction
military helicopters
2
This small territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for years:
Persian Gulf
Gaza Strip
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
3
The oldest religion in SW Asia is:
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
4
The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called:
Zionism
Holocaust
Anti-Semitism
Diaspora
5
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?
The Sunni wanted to change part of the Five Pillars.
The Shia wanted to pray facing Medina instead of Mecca.
They disagreed over who should lead after Muhammad died.
The Shia belived only Arabs could be Muslim, Sunni didn't.
6
Over the last 50 years, people have been leaving the nomadic life to live here:
cities
oases
villages
farms
7
Decades of war has damaged this country's water treatment facilities:
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Iraq
Turkey
8
Why did US go to war again Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was developing nuclear wars and aiding al-Qaeda
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of US
Iraq was going invade Kuwait a second time
Iraq threatened Israel with nuclear weapons
9
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
flooding, pollution, dams
too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
water shortages, flooding, pollution
10
A man-made structure that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:
Persian Gulf
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
11
What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Jews
12
During WWII, six million Jews were killed in what is called:
Disapora
Apartheid
Kristallnacht
the Holocaust
13
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Israel
Kuwait
Afghanistan
Iraq
14
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces helped Kuwait in this war:
Kuwait War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
15
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
Aztec Empire
16
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
1991
2001
2011
1983
17
The majority of people in SW Asia belong to which ethnic group?
Persians
Arab
Jews
Kurds
18
What are the three prominent religions in the Middle East?
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
Persian, Islam, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
19
Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jesus
Moses
Muhammad
Abraham
20
What is anti-Semitism?
denying right to women
hatred of arabs
discrimination of Jews
refusal to allow the practice of any religion
21
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened US' oil supply
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons
UN asked US to overthrow the Taliban government
Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda & bin Laden
22
Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
23
How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.
They were unaffected by the new state.
They supported it fully.
24
Because of its harsh climate, which country relies on desalination plants for drinking water?
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
25
Much of the world's oil supply is shipped through this narrow waterway:
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Jordan River
Strait of Hormuz
26
This river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria:
Tigris River
Jordan River
Euphrates River
Suez Canal
27
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after fall of Ottoman Empire?
Middle East governments
European politician
US government
Former Ottoman Empire leaders
28
Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group:
Jews
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
29
Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?
Israel
Afghanistan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
30
What is the US' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
agricultural products
trade routes
mineral resources
oil
