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Middle East History
Test Description: History of Middle East
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1) Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
A
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine.
B
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time.
C
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust.
D
There was no one else living on the land at that time.
2) What was the outcome of the Six-Day War between Israel and the Arabs?
A
The UN decided the Palestinian Territories should be part of Israel.
B
Israel seized the Palestinian territories and began the occupation of that land.
C
The conflict ended, and all Palestinian Arabs became citizens of Israel.
D
Almost no Jewish people were willing to go to war because they were afraid of losing their homeland.
3) The West Bank is an occupied territory. What does this mean?
A
It is an area of land that belongs to Palestinians but has been controlled by the Israeli army since 1967.
B
It is a territory given to Israel by the mandate system that has since been conquered by Palestinians.
C
It is a part of Southwest Asia with enough water to support stable populations.
D
It is an area of the Arabian Peninsula that has enough fertile land to support human life.
4) When war broke out in Palestine, why did neighboring Arab countries join with the Palestinian Arabs?
A
to take control of freshwater rivers and resources
B
to stop the creation of the new state of Israel
C
to take control of the oil supply
D
to seize ports and shipping routes along the Mediterrean Sea
5) Which of the following is explained in the Torah?
A
the Jewish belief that the land of Canaan was promised to them
B
why Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land
C
principles for conducting a census of all adult males
D
an Israelite covenant to live in peace with the Canaanites
6) How do Palestinians in the West Bank view the Jewish settlements?
A
as an opportunity to develop the land
B
as an opportunity to become more diverse
C
as an act of peace and unity
D
as an invasion of their homeland
7) The Sunni/Shia divide occurred over _____
A
the reading of Sharia law in public.
B
the inclusion of women in Sharia law.
C
who should follow Gautama as ruler.
D
who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad as leader of Islam.
8) The leader of Islam is known as a _____.
A
Buddha
B
Rabbi
C
Sufi
D
Imam
9) Why do the minority Shia mainly reside in Iran?
A
The Shia prefer the climate in those countries.
B
The Shia were a large group and needed to spread out across three countries.
C
The conflict between them and the Sunni led them to settle in these lands.
D
The Shia explored new lands and just settled there.
10) According to the Sunnis, what was the right thing to do after Muhammad’s death?
A
Muhammad’s successor needed to be left to his lineage.
B
They wanted Muhammad’s successor to be chosen by the community, a voting.
C
Muhammad’s successor will be filled with his lifelong apprentice.
D
The religion will end.
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