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Middle East Unit Exam
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In what country is this building (the third tallest building in the world)?
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
2
The Palestinians have lost control of land in Israel since the end of WWI.
True
False
3
In what country is the main ethnic group Persian?
Afghanistan
Iran
Jordan
Iraq
4
According to the map, how many countries in the Middle East have a majority Shiite population?
4
3
2
5
5
What percentage of Muslims around the world are Sunni (the majority)?
92
57
83
70
6
The main goal of ISIS is to:
convert Muslims to Christianity
create a nation ruled by Islamic law
create a state ruled by Islamic Law
establish an independent Palestinian country in Israel
7
The United Arab Emirates is a current member of OPEC according to the map.
False
True
8
In what country are the Taurus Mountains located in?
Afghanistan
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
9
What country below has a majority of its Muslim population Shiite/Shia Muslim?
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
10
This is the title given to the leader of the Islamic faith in the world.
ayatollah
fatwa
caliph
shah
11
What is #2 on the map of Israel?
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Golan Heights
West Bank
12
What is #4 on the map of Israel?
West Bank
Golan Heights
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
13
The main ethnic group living in the Middle East are:
Kurds
Muslims
Arabs
Persians
14
Looking at the map below, in what country is Wahabbism practiced in?
Iraq
Iran
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
15
A politically organized territory with a sovereign government and actual borders is called:
state
fatwa
enclave
nation
16
This word means "religious leader" and refers to the Iranian Revolution.
fatwa
ayatollah
caliph
shah
17
Which country is the birthplace of the 3 monotheistic religions of the world?
Turkey
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
18
Which country below has the highest total population in the Middle East?
Turkey
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Israel
19
What country is this?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Syria
20
Jews and Christians believe that _ was Abraham's first born son
Isaac
Ishmael
21
What European country controlled Iraq between World War I and World War II?
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
22
Iraq fought a bitter war against which Middle Eastern country from 1980-1988?
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Israel
Iran
23
Who is this?
Mr. Cupp
Seth Macfarlane
24
What is Mr. Cupp's middle name?
Russel
Grant
Norman
Francis
25
This is a map of what ethnic group in the Middle East?
Turks
Persians
Arabs
Kurds
26
What country is this?
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
27
The Middle Eastern country with the highest Muslim population is _.
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
28
The Sinai Peninsula connects Egypt with what country in the Middle East?
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
29
What body of water is #5 on the map of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
30
The belief of the Jewish that the land of Israel is rightfully theirs to own and control is:
pan-Arabism
Zionism
anti-Semitism
intifada
31
Which country ranks #1 in the world in oil production, exports, and reserves?
Iraq
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
32
What country is this?
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
33
The PLO's main goal was to:
make a large profit off of oil
destroy Israel and return land to Palestinians
go to war against ISIS in the Middle East
promote Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East
34
What percent of the world's population are followers of Islam?
12
35
21
18
35
The acronym OPEC stands for:
Oil Price Enforcement Corporation
Organization of Provinces Exporting Crude Oil
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oman, Pakistan, and Egypt Company
36
This was the name of the Palestinian terror group responsible for Olympic crisis in 1972.
Black September
Al-Queda
Taliban
Muslim Brotherhood
37
The building pictured is a holy site for which religion?
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
38
The country in the world with the highest population of Muslims living in it is _.
Turkey
United States
China
Indonesia
39
In what country is this building (the tallest in the world)?
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
40
What is #1 on the map of Israel?
Sinai Peninsula
Golan Heights
West Bank
Gaza Strip
41
What empire controlled the area of the Middle East before World War I?
British
Ottoman
Roman
Persian
42
Anti-Semitism is a hatred and outright discrimination against what ethnic group of people?
Arabs
Christians
Muslims
Jews
43
Before World War I, the country of Israel was known as _.
Canaan
Transjordan
Sinai
Palestine
44
Which city has a higher population?
Tehran, Iran
Baghdad, Iraq
Istanbul, Turkey
Jerusalem, Israel
45
A group that is linked together by cultural identity (religion, language, etc.) is called a _.
Enclave
Nation
Country
State
46
In what country is this building?
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
47
Israel fought the countries of Egypt and _ in two different wars in 1967 and 1973.
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Palestine
48
Which country below was NOT one of the original founding member of OPEC in 1960?
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iraq
49
Yasser Arafat was the original founder of which organization?
ISIS
Al-Qaeda
PLO
Taliban
50
What country is this?
Iraq
Turkey
Syria
Cyprus
51
ISIS controls land in which countries in the Middle East?
Syria
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
52
Using the map below, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which country?
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
53
In which city are the 2016 Summer Olympic Games being held in?
Tokyo, Japan
London, England
Mexico City, Mexico
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
54
ISIS is also known by what other two acronyms? Choose only 1.
ISIL
IS
ISIN
ISS
55
The type of Islam practiced by the leaders and followers of ISIS would best be described as:
liberal
orthodox
fundamental
semitic
56
What country is this?
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
57
Muslims believe that _ was Abraham's first born son.
Isaac
Ishmael
58
The main difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims is:
where the holy sites are located in Jerusalem
in which of the 5 Pillars of Islam to follow
in who the correct caliph is
in how they translate the Qu'ran
59
This word means "mass uprising" and was given to Palestinians in Israel.
intifada
jihad
shah
fatwa
60
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Palestinian?
Are followers of the Islamic faith
Trace ancestry to Mohammed's bloodline
Are ethnically Arab
Live in Israel
61
What is #3 on the map of Israel?
Golan Heights
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
West Bank
62
About how many Kurds live in the Middle East?
20 million
5 million
15 million
30 million
63
The Qu'ran is the holy book for what religion?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Hinduism