Modified Middle East Test Quiz
Modified version of End of Unit Test on Middle East for students with IEP/504 testing modifications
- 1.what city in Israel most likely experiences the most conflict over religion because it is holy to three religions?
- A.
Jerusalem
- B.
Mecca
- C.
Nazareth
- 2.
Which of the following countries is on the Arabian Peninsula?- A.
Pakistan
- B.
Sudan
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- 3.What nation has the world's largest oil preserves?
- A.
Venezuela
- B.
Iraq
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- 4.Which early Muslim empire was founded in Turkey in the 1300s which ruled much of the Middle East until it was on the losing side in WWI?
- A.
Ottoman Empire
- B.
Berber Empire
- C.
Roman Empire
- 5.Which group of people came back to Palestine and in the early 1900's and started the country of Israel?
- A.
Arabs
- B.
Bedouins
- C.
Jews
- 6.A theocracy is a government run by
- A.
A dictator
- B.
A religious leader
- C.
The people
- 7.Which of the following best describes the land of the Arabian Peninsula and much of the Middle East?
- A.
High mountain area year round snow
- B.
Dry desert lands with no permanent rivers
- C.
Lush forests with lakes and rivers
- 8.Which of the following explains how the Muslim religion began and spread throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa?
- A.
The Prophet Muhammad spread Islam, it spread along trade routes, and then the Muslim Ottoman empire took control
- B.
The Bedouin nomads spread the Islamic faith throughout the peninsula
- C.
OPEC passed laws requiring all people to convert to Islam
- 9.OPEC can best be desribed as
- A.
A title for a king of Iran or Persia
- B.
The current capital city of Iraq
- C.
An organization of nations that coordinate policies on selling petroleum
- 10.How does OPEC control oil and gas prices world wide?
- A.
By buying up all the oil from competing companies
- B.
By controlling the amount of oil that is produced
- C.
By bombing the oil wells of competing companies
- 11.The majority religion and the main language in the Middle East are...
- A.
Judaism and Hebrew
- B.
Christianity and Arabic
- C.
Islam and Arabic
- 12.A rare and valuable resource that causes many conflicts in the Middle East region is
- A.
Coal
- B.
Water
- C.
Soil
- 13.Saudi Arabia and many other Middle Eastern nations have economies that are largely dependent on...
- A.
Ancient trade routes
- B.
Tourism
- C.
Petroleum/oil
- 14.All of the following are true about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict EXCEPT which one?
- A.
The Palestinians have won most battles in the conflict
- B.
They fight over land and religion
- C.
They have been in conflict since the birth of Israel in 1947
- 15.One thing that Israel and Palestine have in common is
- A.
They both claim their ancestors lived on the same land
- B.
They share the same religious beliefs and practices
- C.
They all speak a common language
- 16.Why is Iran's government considered a theocracy?
- A.
It has no constitution
- B.
It is run by religious leaders
- C.
It is run by a dictator
- 17.What is anti-semitism?
- A.
A group of people who believe that whites are a superior race
- B.
Hatred of Jewish people
- C.
Followers of Judaism
- 18.What is Zionism?
- A.
A movement to establish a Jewish homeland
- B.
A movement to establish a Palestinian homeland
- C.
A time when Jewish people were exiled from their homeland and spread around the world
- 19.What are Palestinians?
- A.
A group of Arabic-speaking Muslims living in the contested regions of Israel
- B.
A movement to establish a Palestinian homeland
- C.
A movement to establish an Israeli homeland
- 20.
Which countries have the largest largest oil reserves in the region?
- A.
Iraq
- B.
Iran
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- 21.
Use this graph to answer the next 2 questions In which country is oil income the largest percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)?
- A.
Bahrain
- B.
Kuwait
- C.
Qatar
- 22.
In which country is oil income the smallest percentage of GDP?
- A.
Saudi Arabia
- B.
Bahrain
- C.
United Arab Emirates
- 23.
Which country is projected to have the largest supply of water in 2050?
- A.
Saudi Arabia
- B.
Israel
- C.
Kuwait
- 24.Which country is projected to have the LEAST water supply by the year 2050?
- A.
Saudia Arabia
- B.
Israel
- C.
Kuwait
- 25.
According to the literacy data in this chart, which of the Middle Eastern countries has the most amount of people who can read?
- A.
Qatar
- B.
Jordan
- C.
Libya
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