Which statement is true of an ethnic group, but NOT a religious group?
a) They speak the same language
b) They have the same holy days
c) They do not usually live in the same region
What is (a) THEY SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE
100
Which of these is a result of Saudi Arabia's discovery of oil?
a) Saudi Arabia was able to grow more crops
b) The country has become a democracy
c) The country was able to modernize & improve
What is (c) THE COUNTRY WAS ABLE TO MODERNIZE & IMPROVE
100
Petroleum (oil) is scarce in which of these countries?
a) Kuwait
b) Israel
c) Saudi Arabia
What is (b) ISRAEL
100
A/An ________ is a wet, fertile place in the desert.
a) silt
b) oasis
c) Zionism
What is (b) OASIS
200
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. It has a king with a cabinet to advise him, but HE makes ALL of the final decisions.
Which power structure is described?
a) Federal
b) Unitary
c) Oligarchic
What is (b) UNITARY
200
Which word means 'worshipping one god'?
a) Monotheism
b) Hajj
c) kosher
What is (a) MONOTHEISM
200
Chris prays 5 times a day while facing Mecca. He also reads his Qur'an every evening. He and his family go to a mosque every Friday.
Which religion does Chris practice based on this description?
a) Judaism
b) Christianity
c) Islam
What is (c) ISLAM
200
Which of the following is something that OPEC can influence?
a) The literacy rate of the population
b) The types of crops grown
c) The cost of gas for cars
What is (c) THE COST OF GAS FOR CARS
200
What is the cause of conflict between Israeli Jews and Arab Palestinians?
a) religious differences
b) both want the same land as their homeland
c) oil
What is (b) BOTH WANT THE SAME LAND AS THEIR HOMELAND
300
If NO ONE in a given country is allowed to vote, what kind of citizen participation is it?
a) Democratic
b) Autocratic
c) Oligarchic
What is (b) AUTOCRATIC
300
Which of these events began the Persian Gulf War?
a) The September 11, 2001 attacks on the US
b) US invaded Afghanistan
c) Iraq invaded Kuwait
What is (c) IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT
300
Chris prays 5 times a day while facing Mecca. He also reads his Qur'an every evening. He and his family go to a mosque every Friday.
Which of these religious occasions would be observed by Chris's family?
a) Ramadan
b) Easter
c) Passover
What is (a) RAMADAN
300
Religious leaders (ayatollahs) control the government of Iran. The grou p of ayatollahs is led by the Supreme Leader. Iran has a president who is elected by the citizens, but the ayatollahs have control of who may run for office. Decisions of the president and National Assembly are approved by the ayatollahs before becoming law.
Which type of citizen participation is described for Iran?
a) Democratic
b) Autocratic
c) Oligarchic
What is (c) OLIGARCHIC
300
Which would describe the Torah?
a) Muslim holy book
b) Christian holy book
c) Jewish holy book
What is (c) JEWISH HOLY BOOK
400
What is 'jihad'?
a) It means 'struggle' because of your religion
b) A holiday celebrated in June
c) To fast
What is (a) to 'STRUGGLE' BECAUSE OF YOUR RELIGION
400
Why is it a concern that Turkey built a dam on the Euphrates River?
a) Turkey won't be able to grow any crops
b) Countries that share the river get less water
c) Turkey will flood
What is (b) COUNTRIES THAT SHARE THE RIVER GET LESS WATER
400
Which of these is TRUE of an ETHNIC group but NOT true of a RELIGIOUS group?
a) They have the same holy days
b) The speak the same language
c) The share the same beliefs about god
What is (b) THEY SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE
400
Which of these is something the 3 religions have in common?
a) all believe in an afterlife
b) all began at the same time
c) all are polytheistic
What is (a) ALL BELIEVE IN AN AFTERLIFE
400
Who is the FOUNDER of Islam?
a) Kemal Ataturk
b) Jesus
c) Mohammad
What is (c) MOHAMMAD
500
What has the US used to STOP Iran's development of nuclear weapons?
a) quotas
b) tariffs
c) embargo
What is (c) EMBARGO (to stop or limit trade)
500
Jews celebrate the exodus out of slavery in Egypt during which holiday?
a) Passover
b) Hanukkah
c) Ramadan
What is (a) PASSOVER
500
PRESIDENT
PRIME MINISTER
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Which country's government structure is shown in the box above?
a) Turkey
b) Iran
c) Iraq
What is (a) TURKEY
500
What does DIASPORA mean?
a) Jews spread/scattered throughout the world
b) proper; Jewish dietary laws
c) the division of Islam into 2 main groups
What is (a) JEWS SPREAD/SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD