FSO EXAM: Middle East & North Africa

Who has greater political influence in Iran: the Supreme Leader or the President?

Out of what nation is Hezbollah based?

Hamas currently resides and governs in _______.

State # 1 is _____________.

The island of Cyrpus was invaded by which state invaded in 1974?

Wahabism, a highly conservative form of Islam, orginates from ______________.

What country has historically provided access to landlocked Afghanistan to the USA?

The following flag belongs to which country?

State #2 is ______________.

The US and UK coordinated with ______ ISI to train and fund the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.

Unlike most of the Arab world, the people of Iran are mostly _________________.

Outside of Israel, the country with the highest population of Palestinians is ____________.

All of the following are pillars of Islam except _____.

The year ______ is known as Al Nabka or The Carastrophe.

The city of Benghazi is located in which country?

Which of the following countries does not surround landlocked Armenia?

During which Presidency did the Bombing of the Beirut Marine Corp Barracks occur?

The capital of Pakistan is _____________.

Which Arab state opened its embassy in Israel recently due to a kickoff of relations?

The Palestian Liberation Organization (PLO) currently resides and governs in _______.

Osama Bin Landen and other 9/11 terrorists were from what country?

What state matched US spending dollar to dollar during the Soviet-Afghan War of the 1980s?

The following flag belongs to which country?

The majority of the Arab world supported________ during the Iran-Iraq War during the 1980s.

The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company is now _______________________.

Which of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea ?

Any attempt to control the Persian Gulf will be regarded as an assault the USA.

In 1982, Israel invaded Beirut to ______________.

Unlike other Arab states, _______ was never a colony to a major power.

Which of the following countries does not border the Persian Gulf?

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed due to his _______________.

Since the 1979 Revolution how many Ayatollahs has Iran had?

The poorest state in the Arab World is _________.

Bahrain is an island with only a highway connecting it to _______________.

As part of the haji, Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca to pray at this site.

State #14 is _______.

Black September was an armed conflict between _______________.

After voting out Netanyahu, the new Israeli Prime Minister is:

In 2000, what terrorist group was held responsible for the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen?

Which 3 international leaders negotiated the Camp David Accords?