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Duplicate of SS7G8 Review
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A review Quiz that covers all elements of standard SS7G8.
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1
Which gender has a higher rate of literacy in the Middle East?
Female
Male
2
According to the table, which country has the lowest literacy rate?
Yemen
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
3
Which religion has the largest number of followers worldwide?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
4
Which ethnic group speaks Farsi?
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
5
According to the map, which Islamic sect makes up most of the Middle East?
Shia
Sunni
6
Which of the following is a distinctly Jewish holiday?
Ramadan
Passover
Easter
Christmas
7
Which ethnic group speaks Kurdish?
Persians
Kurds
Arab
8
Which of the following religions is polytheistic?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
None of the above
9
Which of the following is the modern Jewish place of worship?
Citadel
Synagogue
Mosque
Church
10
Which of the following is a reason why males have a higher literacy rate?
Males begin reading at an earlier age
Middle Eastern boys are generally smarter than the girls
There are no schools in the Middle East
Girls have less opportunity to go to school
11
Which ethnic group lives in the mountains of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq?
Persians
Kurds
Arabs
12
Which of the following is the Islamic Holy Book?
Qu'ran
Bible
Torah
13
Christians believe that...
to live a good life you have to follow the Five Pillars
Jesus is not the Messiah or Savior
Jesus is the son of God and came to save people from sin
Muhammad is their prophet
14
What is the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs
Kurds
Persians
15
I believe that the leader of the Muslim community should be Muhammad's descendant. Who am I?
Sunni Muslim
Shia Muslim
Jewish
Christian
16
Which ethnic group is descended from Indo-Europeans?
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
17
According to the map, what is the largest ethnic group in modern Iran?
Persians
Kurds
Arabs
18
Which of the following is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Fasting during Ramadan
Praying 5 times a day facing Mecca
Making a pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
Reading the Qu'ran daily
19
Which of the following is a characteristic of a religious group?
common language
types of foods
shared history
Belief in a god or gods
20
What is the name given to the Islamic god?
Yahweh
God
Allah
21
Which ethnic group or groups practice Islam?
All
Kurds
Persians
Arabs
22
Which sect of Islam has the most followers in the Middle East?
Sunni
Shia
23
Who is considered the founder of the Jewish faith?
Jesus
Abraham
Muhammad
24
The leader of a Jewish religious community is a...
imam
caliph
rabbi
pastor
25
Which ethnic group is mostly Sunni Muslim?
Persians
Arabs
Kurds
26
Which of the following is a characteristic of an ethnic group?
set of traditional stories, beliefs, celebrations
A belief in a god or gods
rituals
sacred texts
27
According to the image, which country is predominantly Shia Muslim?
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
28
If a person is literate, it means they are...
good in school
intelligent
able to read and write
always reading
29
Which ethnic group is mostly Shia Muslim?
Kurds
Arabs
Persians
30
Christianity has many sects (or divisions). Which is not a sect of Christianity?
Baptist
Sunni
Methodist
Catholic
31
What generalization can be made about the relationship between national wealth and literacy?
No relationship between country's wealth & literacy rate.
Literacy is always higher in wealthy countries
Oil-rich countries always have the highest literacy rates.
Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries.
32
Which ethnic group desires to have their own country because of their common shared culture?
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
33
Which ethnic group is believed to be descendants of Abraham in the Bible?
Kurds
Persians
Arabs
