Middle East and North Africa Practice Test

A holy city for Muslims is
1. Mecca
2. Abu Dhabi
3. Cairo
4. Istanbul
This connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
1. Straight of Gilbralta
2. Suez Canal
3. Panama Canal
Bedouins
1. are people belonging to an Islamic group that teach it's beliefs to followers.
2. are people belonging to an organization that controls the production and selling of petroleum
3. are nomadic herders who live in the middle East desert regions.
The world's largest oil reserves are located in
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Turkey
3. Israel
4. Egypt
An important shrine for Muslims is
1. The Western Wall
2. The great pyramids in Cairo
3. The Kaaba
This organization was formed to establish a homeland for the Palestinians.
1. NATO
2. PLO
3. NPH
The _________________ region in the Middle East has the most oil.
1. Red Sea
2. Persian Gulf
3. Tigris River
4. Mediterranean Sea
The Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits connect the
1. Red Sea and Dead Sea
2. Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
3. Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
4. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
The Rub al Khali (or Empty Quarter) is located
1. on the Arabian Peninsula
2. in Algeria
3. in Iran
4. near the Taurus Mountains
Judaism, Christianity and Islam have this holy city in common
1. Mecca
2. Jerusalem
3. Cairo
Islam is the most popular religion in
1. North America, Western Europe and South America
2. Middle East and North Africa
3. China and the Middle East
The Muslim house of worship is called a
1. minaret
2. synagogue
3. cathedral
4. mosque
Mohammed founded
1. Islam
2. Christianity
3. Buddhism
4. Judaism
One of these is NOT a shared aspect of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
1. they all share the holy city of Jerusalem
2. they all began in the Middle East
3. they are all monotheistic
4. they all share the holy city of Mecca
Monotheism is
1. a belief in one God.
2. a government that has it's bases in religion.
3. a contagious disease.
Open-air markets in the Middle East are called
1. Bazaars
2. Souks
3. all mentioned
This desert can be found in North Africa
1. Rub al Khali
2. Sahara
3. Empty Quarter
Protestant and Catholic are two branches of
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
Sunni and Shitte are two branches of
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
What do Turkey, Iran and Israel have in common?
1. They all have large oil reserves
2. Islam is the major religion in all of these countries.
3. They are all non-Arab countries.
Removing salt from seawater is called
1. desalting
2. unsalting
3. desalination
The Quran (Koran) is
1. the sacred writings of Judaism
2. the sacred writings of John the Baptist
3. the sacred writings of Islam
Which holiday is celebrated by Muslims?
1. Ramadan
2. Passover
3. Ash Wednesday
Which is an important shrine for Jews?
1. The Hajj
2. The Western Wall.
3. The Kaaba
Which statement is TRUE.
1. Hostility towards Israel has often served as a bond among Arab countries in the Middle East.
2. There is a strong alliances between Israel and Arab Countries in the Middle East.
This ethnic minority group living in Turkey , Syria, Iraq and Armenia have no country, but have tried hard to maintain their culture. They have been harshly repressed.
1. Egyptians
2. Palestinians
3. Kurds
People who practice the Islamic faith are called
1. Islamites
2. Muslims
3. Hindus
The site of an ancient civilization, in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is
1. Mesopotamia
2. Euripides
3. Persia
4. Iran
A wadi is
1. a particular kind of camel who's hump stores and excessive amount of fat.
2. an embargo or restriction on trade.
3. a gully cut in the earth by running water. it is usually dry.
OPEC (organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) determines the price of oil.
1. True
2. False
Iraq wanted to gain control of a large percentage of the world's oil so
1. it went to war with Syria in 1990, so that Iraq could obtain more oil.
2. it made an alliance with Kuwait, in 1990, that allowed them to corner the market on oil production.
3. it invaded Kuwait in 1990 and declared Kuwait a part of Iraq.
Which 2 groups claim Palestine as their homeland?
1. Arabs and Jews.
2. Jews and Christians.
3. Syrians and Turks.
Pyramids were the tombs of rulers in ancient
1. Greece
2. Israel
3. Egypt
4. Rome
A tall slender tower attached to a mosque is a
1. minaret
2. mosquet
3. trendal
The Arabic language is
1. is spoken only by a few people in the Middle East today.
2. a dead language.
3. a unifying factor of the Arab world.
Allah is
1. the Islam name for God.
2. the most important god in the Islamic faith.
3. the founder of the Islamic faith.
Two important Jewish holidays are
1. Easter and Passover
2. Hanukah and Ramadan
3. Yom Kippur and Passover
You will find this mountain range in Northwest Africa
1. Atlas
2. Taurus
3. Pyrenees
The 5 pillars of faith are beliefs of
1. Judaism
2. Islam
3. Christianity
In Islam, the pilgrimage to Mecca is the
1. Hajj
2. Volksmarch
3. Pilgrimation
Ethnic differences between Greeks and Turks have been a source of conflict in
1. Turkey
2. Cyprus
3. Iraq
4. Iran
In the Middle East, which is NOT a major climate of the Middle East and North Africa.
1. semi-arid
2. humid subtropical
3. arid
4. Mediterranean
An erg is a
1. moveable hut.
2. sea of san.
3. oasis in the desert.
4. a religious practice of Islam.
Islamic art forms include
1. pictures of the prophet, Mohammad, stain glass windows and geometric tiles.
2. Geometric tiles, calligraphy and mosaics.
3. tie dye t-shirts, peace signs and pet rocks.
Secular describes a government
1. that follows democratic principles.
2. that runs without religious influence.
3. that is heavily influence by the religion of the majority.
Oil in the Middle East will last for at least another 500 hundred years. (That is if we keep using it at our current rate.)
1. True
2. False
Which is an advantage of oil in the Middle East?
1. It is close to the surface and easy to get to.
2. It does not have to be pumped to reach the surface.
3. Because the fields are near the coast, it is easily transported.
4. all mentioned
What humanitarian organization in Muslim countries is similar to the Red Cross?
1. Crescent Star
2. PLO
3. Red Crescent
Oasis get water from underground porous rock called
1. aquifers
2. lava rock
3. wadis
4. canals
Many Arabian Peninsula countries have hired "guest workers" because they want to encourage immigration from the west.
1. True
2. False
For the test you must also study your MAPS, class notes and notes from videos.
1. VERY TRUE!
2. false

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