Southwest Asian Common Assessment

What is the name of Islam's holy book?

Which Middle Eastern nation is governed by a parliamentary democracy?

What is Shariah law?

Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

Saudi Arabia is ruled by a___?

Which of the following is the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia?

Which number represents Saudi Arabia?

The main source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians involves

This building is MOST important to followers of which religion?

Which describes the Holocaust?

Which letter represents the Suez Canal?

What is the name of the movement that worked to establish Israel?

If OPEC decided to cut oil production next year, what would be the MOST likely effect?

Which form of government would have the MOST amount of citizen participation?

The Gaza Strip is represented by which letter?

Which of these BEST explains the importance of Judaism in world history?

Which leader used biological and chemical weapons against the Kurds?

Why did the U.S. bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

What is an economic barrier that limits trade between two nations?

A parliamentary democracy allows the population to choose the executive.

Which number represents Israel?

Which two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?

Iraq is represented by which number?

What is an economic barrier that completely blocks trade between two nations?

Saudi Arabia's economy would be BEST described as

Which statement BEST reflects the difference between tariffs and quotas?

Who is considered the founder of Christianity?

The split between Sunni and Shia divisions of Islam can be traced to

In a command economy, how are the prices of goods and services determined?

In 2008, Saudi Arabia produced more barrels of oil per day than Kuwait.  Which is MOST LIKELY?