PD4 Middle East Practice

How much do you know about the Middle East? Well, actually... it's technically Southwest Asia... but whatever. Take this practice test to see how much you know. It should help you see where you are and what you still need to review.

Hopefully this practice test will help you out a bit and you'll do well on the real thing. Make sure you still study though. This is a big unit so some things aren't covered in this practice. Good luck.

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1. What is the capital of Iraq?
Tehran
Baghdad
Kuwait City
Amman
2. What is located between Egypt and Israel?
The Suez Canal
The Bosporus Strait
The Sinai Peninsula
The Gaza Strip
3. What militarily strategic region did Israel capture from Syria in a war?
The Gaza Strip
The West Bank
The Suez Canal
The Golan Heights
4. What small island nation is located north of Qatar?
Kuwait
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Iran
5. What two things give Saudi Arabia the nickname, "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques?"
Riyadh and Kaaba
Kaaba and Rub al Khali
Mecca and Medina
Damascus and Medina
6. What is the West Bank west of?
The Galilee
The Jordan River
The Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea
7. In what year did the 6 Day War occur?
1973
1954
1967
1949
8. What declaration was signed by Britain, promising Palestine as a homeland to the Jews?
The Baltic Declaration
The Balfour Declaration
The Camp David Declaration
The Nasser Declaration
9. In what year was the above declaration signed?
1890
1917
1924
1933
10. What is the name of the mesa in which Jews fled to and later killed themselves?
Movado
Bravada
Masada
Mesada
11. What is the capital of Lebanon?
Amman
Nazareth
Damascus
Beirut
12. After WWI, the League of Nations gave Syria to which country as a mandate?
France
Great Britain
Spain
Germany
13. What Jewish leader blew up the King David Hotel and later became Prime Minister of Israel?
Nasser
Begin
Sadat
Arafat
14. In what year did Great Britain withdraw from Palestine and Jews declare the state of Israel?
1972
1936
1948
1954
15. Who came up with the idea to partition Palestine into 2 states?
Bunche
Balfour
Carter
Rabin
16. What year signified the end of the diaspora?
1948
1951
1967
1941
17. Who was President of the United States during the Suez Canal Crisis?
Carter
Reagan
Nixon
Eisenhower
18. In what year did the Suez Canal Crisis take place?
1948
1956
1967
1973
19. What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum and Energy Conservation
Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organzation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Pipes Engineering Company
20. Leading up to the 2nd Arab-Israeli War, Nasser borrowed money from what two nations?
Great Britain and France
United States and Great Britain
Soviet Union and Persia
United States and Soviet Union
21. What are nomadic Arabs known as?
Bedouins
Gypsies
Karatas
Sheiks
22. In what war did Israel sieze the West Bank, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, and the Sinai Peninsula?
The 6 Day War
The Yom Kippur War
The Arab Oil Embargo
The October War
23. What was the main reason behind the Arab Oil Embargo?
To capture Indonesia
To raise oil prices
To pressure Israel into backing out of "Occupied Territories"
To keep the oil exclusive between Arab countries
24. When was the oil embargo lifted?
1967
1973
1974
1975
25. Who was the first Arab leader to visit the nation of Israel?
Rabin
Nasser
Sadat
Arafat
26. When was the Camp David Accord signed?
1998
1981
1977
1979
27. What Israeli leader fell into a coma?
Rabin
Nasser
Sadat
Sharon
28. What Israeli leader was assassinated in 1981?
Sadat
Begin
Rabin
Olmert
29. What does the acronym "PLO" stand for?
Palestine Liberty Offices
Persian Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization
Persian Liberty Ordeal
30. What leader of the PLO signed an agreement with Rabin in September 1993, with Clinton being the mediator?
Rabin
Arafat
Sadat
Hussein
31. In 1994, Israel signed an agreement with what country, ending the 46 year war?
Jordan
Syria
Iraq
Saudi Arabias
32. Who is the current president of Egypt?
Nasser
Albright
Netanyahu
Mubarak
33. What country is Hezbollah most closely associated with?
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Israel
34. Who did Israel first ask to become their president?
Clinton
Einstein
Ben-Gurion
Sharon
35. In what year was the World Trade Center fist attacked?
1991
1993
1995
2001
36. What is the date of two terrorist attacks separated by two years?
August 3
September 11
March 11
October 12
37. What is the name of the group of Muslim fighters in Afghanistan?
Hamas
Al Qaeda
Mujahadeen
Hezbollah
38. What is the ancient name of Asia Minor?
Turkey
Ankara
Anatolia
Arabia
39. Who is regarded as the "Father of Turks?"
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Young Turk-a-turk
The Big Turkey
Father Turk
40. What is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula?
Oman
Bahrain
Qatar
Yemen

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