Middle East Review

Culture

100

A Pastor is for which religion? A) Muslim B) Judaism C) Islam D) Christianity

D) Christianity

200

Which 2 religions have no pork for a dietary restrictions? A) Judaism and Islam B) Christianity and Islam C) Judaism and Christianity D) Muslim and Christianity

A) Judaism and Islam

300

Islam"s holy text is called the... A) Torah B) Quran C) Bible D) Mullah

B) Quran

400

Which Ethnic group does not have a homeland? A) Persians B) Arab C) Bantu D) Kurds

D) Kurds

500

Which Ethnic group has a religious diversity? A) Arab B) Bantu C) Kurds D) Persians

A) Arab

History

100

The U.S. was interested in the Middle East because of... A) oil B) economy C) petroleum and politics D) natural resources

C) petroleum and politics

200

When was the Invasion of Iraq? A) 1999 B) 2001 C) 1987 D) 2003

D) 2003

300

Which war was the first the U.S. fought in Iraq? A) Invasion of Afghanistan B) Persian Gulf conflict C) Invasion of Iraq D) World War II

B) Persian Gulf conflict

400

Swahili is both a ______ and a ______. A) language and ethnic group B) state and president C) government and state D) religious group and ethnic group

A) language and ethnic group

500

Arabs are usually in... A) southern Africa B) Saudi Arabia C) northern Africa D) Central Africa

C) northern Africa

Government

100

The 3 ways government distributes power are... A) monarchy, republic, democracy B) king, queen, president C) unitary, federation, confederation D) autocratic, oligarchic, democratic

C) unitary, federation, confederation

200

What is Saudi Arabia's type of government? A) republic B) parlimentary democracy C) presidential democracy D) absolute monarchy

D) absolute monarchy

300

Does Israel have a... A) king B) prime minister C) president D) dictator

B) prime minister

400

Iran is a... A) theocratic republic B) republic C) parlimentary democracy D) dictatorship

A) theocratic republic

500

Israel has a... A) republic B) representative democracy C) presidential democracy D) dictatorship

B) representative democracy

Economics

100

In a traditional economy, how are things done? A) like things done in the past B) done by the government C) done by Saudi Arabia D) done by the people

A) like things done in the past

200

What are command markets controlled by? A) the citizens B) governor C) president D) government

D) government

300

What is a mixed economy? A) a mix between traditional and command B) a mix between command and market C) a mix between market and traditional D) a mix between supply and demand

B) a mix between command and market

400

What do you produce in a command economy? A) Whatever the government says B) What consumers say to produce C) Supply and demand D) habit or custom dicate

A) Whatever the government says

500

In a traditional economy, who do they produce for? A) the government B) The citizens C) for whomever ritual, habit orb custom dicate D) supply and demand

C) for whomever ritual, habit orb custom dicate

Ramdom

100

What type of government does Kenya have? A) republic B) absolute monarchy C) presidential democracy D) parlimentary democracy

C) presidential democracy

200

Who is Japan's head of state? A) emperor B) prime minister C) president D) king

A) emperor

300

A large part of Israel's GDP comes from where? A) timber B) oil C) high tech manufacturing, financial services, & agriculture D) minerals

C) high tech manufacturing, financial services, & agriculture

400

Saudi Arabia is the world's leading producer of... A) minerals B) oil C) timber D) technology

B) oil

500

The 4 factors that most influence economic growth in a nation are... A) land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship B) GDP, labor, capital, human capital C) land, labor, GDP, capital D) human capital, capital, GDP, entrepreneurship

A) land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship