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Middle East Unit Review
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1
Which of the following countries is NOT actively occupied by a terrorist organization?
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
2
Israel is the number one global enemy of the United States.
True
False
3
The second war between the U.S. and Iraq (the Iraq War) was about...
Israel building settlements in the West Bank
Jews not believing in Jesus as the son of God
Al-Qaeda attacking New York City on 9/11
Iraq supposedly having weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
4
People who believe in Judaism are called...
Hindus
Christians
Jews
Muslims
5
What is a key ingredient of terrorism?
Unity
Fear
War
Silence
6
The international organization of countries around the world that promotes cooperation is...
USSR
OPEC
UN
BFF
7
Ancestors of both Israelis and Palestinians controlled the same land throughout history.
True
False
8
Which terrorist group controls the Gaza Strip region in Israel?
Al-Qaeda
Hamas
Hezbollah
ISIS
9
A pilgrimage is...
A religious attack
A religious journey
A religious robe
A religious meal
10
Who was the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda?
Osama bin Laden
Abraham
Saddam Hussein
Kim Jong-un
11
Abraham was...
The founder of Islam
The founder of Judaism
The founder of Christianity
The founder of all three major monothesitic religions
12
The Arab Spring was a movement for...
More terrorism in the Middle East
More war against the United States
More control by strong dictators in the Middle East
More rights for the people of the Middle East
13
The Persian Gulf War was about...
Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait for oil
The image of the prophet Muhammad being shown
Israel building settlements in the West Bank
Al-Qaeda attacking New York City on 9/11
14
Malala Yousafzai survived a terrorist attack by the Taliban in which country?
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iraq
United States
15
The head scarf some Muslim women wear is called a...
Burka
Hajj
Hijab
Allah
16
What was a critical tool for helping the Arab Spring movement in the Middle East?
The U.S. military
A nuclear bomb
Printed media
The Internet
17
The organization OPEC has very little power to set oil prices in the Middle East.
True
False
18
A person who is believed to be a speaker for or directly linked to their god is known as a...
jihadist
synagogue
caliphate
prophet
19
The most valuable resource of the Middle East is...
Entertainment
Guns
Rice
Oil
20
Communities of Jewish residents moving into the West Bank Palestinian territories are called...
reservations
settlements
strips
homelands
21
Currently, there is not much tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank region.
False
True
22
The Afghanistan War began as a result of...
Israel building settlements in the West Bank
Al-Qaeda attacking New York City on 9/11
Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait for oil
The image of the prophet Muhammad being shown
23
Which country benefits from the largest supply of oil in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Israel
24
Which country wrote the Balfour Declaration in 1917, declaring a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
Great Britain
United States
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
25
Osama bin Laden was raised by poor farming parents, and never attended any formal schooling.
True
False
26
Who hopes to perform the Hajj during their lives?
Christians
Muslims
Atheists
Jews
27
Where was Osama bin Laden's body buried by the U.S. military forces that killed him?
In the ocean
In the United States
In Saudi Arabia
In Pakistan
28
Why does Syrian President Bashar al-Assad allow ISIS to exist in Syria?
ISIS kidnapped his family
The chaos helps him hold on to power
He was once a member of ISIS
Bashar wants ISIS to rule the government
29
Today, terrorism only happens in the Middle East and by people from the Middle East.
True
False
30
The goal of ISIS today is to form two equal states for Jews and Muslims in the Middle East.
True
False
