Question 1

Identify the following terms:
Benjamin Netanyahu

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Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Israel for multiple terms. Born on October 21, 1949, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Netanyahu is a prominent figure in Israeli politics and is known for his conservative views and policies. He is a member of the Likud party, a right-wing political party in Israel.

Netanyahu first became Prime Minister in 1996, serving until 1999, and then again from 2009 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israeli history. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as security, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Iran's nuclear program. He has been a vocal opponent of the Iran nuclear deal and has advocated for strong relations with the United States.

His political career has also been marked by controversy, including corruption allegations for which he has faced multiple indictments. Despite these challenges, Netanyahu has remained a significant and influential figure in Israeli politics.

As of my knowledge cutoff date in 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu had been succeeded by Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister in June 2021, following a coalition agreement that ended Netanyahu's consecutive 12-year run. However, Israeli politics are dynamic, and the situation may have changed since then.

Question 2

At the end of the twentieth century, Iranian women

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A)  were restricted to the home, caring for children. 
B)  could not drive an automobile or appear in public. 
C)  could attend universities and vote. 
D)  were not allowed to write for publication. 
E)  have been elected to many high political offices, including to that of the presidency. 
A)  were restricted to the home, caring for children. 
B)  could not drive an automobile or appear in public. 
C)  could attend universities and vote. 
D)  were not allowed to write for publication. 
E)  have been elected to many high political offices, including to that of the presidency. C

Question 3

The Palestine Liberation Organization, founded in 1964,

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A)  was opposed by Egypt's Nasser as too provocative towards the United States. 
B)  was established by Great Britain as a counterbalance to the Balfour Agreement. 
C)  guaranteed the continued existence of Israel so long as the Palestinians were awarded half of the state and Jerusalem was placed under international control. 
D)  stated that native Palestinians were the only rightful successors to the British mandate. 
E)  was immediately followed by an Israeli guerrilla movement directed against Jordan's West Bank. 
A)  was opposed by Egypt's Nasser as too provocative towards the United States. 
B)  was established by Great Britain as a counterbalance to the Balfour Agreement. 
C)  guaranteed the continued existence of Israel so long as the Palestinians were awarded half of the state and Jerusalem was placed under international control. 
D)  stated that native Palestinians were the only rightful successors to the British mandate. 
E)  was immediately followed by an Israeli guerrilla movement directed against Jordan's West Bank. D

Question 4

Descriptions of agricultural resources in the Middle East are all correct except

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A)  the amount of arable land is limited. 
B)  all foodstuffs must be imported from non-Middle Eastern food-producing nations. 
C)  traditionally most fertile land was owned by absentee landlords. 
D)  the most successful land reform program was instituted in Egypt. 
E)  the region lacks sufficient water. 
A)  the amount of arable land is limited. 
B)  all foodstuffs must be imported from non-Middle Eastern food-producing nations. 
C)  traditionally most fertile land was owned by absentee landlords. 
D)  the most successful land reform program was instituted in Egypt. 
E)  the region lacks sufficient water.

Question 5

Examples of Islamic "fundamentalism" have included all of the following except

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A)  terrorism and assassinations. 
B)  dress restrictions for women. 
C)  abandonment of politics and public life generally. 
D)  political victories in several states. 
E)  press censorship. 
A)  terrorism and assassinations. 
B)  dress restrictions for women. 
C)  abandonment of politics and public life generally. 
D)  political victories in several states. 
E)  press censorship.

Question 6

Identify the following terms: 
 Itzhak Shamir and Lebanon

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Itzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician

Question 7

One of the major issues that divided the Middle Eastern Arab states was the future

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A)  use of oil resources. 
B)  of Israel. 
C)  of Palestine. 
D)  of Jerusalem. 
E)  Western colonialism in the region. 
A)  use of oil resources. 
B)  of Israel. 
C)  of Palestine. 
D)  of Jerusalem. 
E)  Western colonialism in the region.

Question 8

Anwar al-Sadat's policies included all of the following except

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A)  emphasized free enterprise economic development. 
B)  attacked Israel on Yom Kippur. 
C)  signed the Camp David Agreement. 
D)  replaced the United Arab Republic with the Arab Republic of Egypt. 
E)  convinced Arab colleagues to accept Camp David Agreement. 
A)  emphasized free enterprise economic development. 
B)  attacked Israel on Yom Kippur. 
C)  signed the Camp David Agreement. 
D)  replaced the United Arab Republic with the Arab Republic of Egypt. 
E)  convinced Arab colleagues to accept Camp David Agreement.

Question 9

Which pairing of author and book is incorrect ?

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A)  Nawal el-Saadawi and Two Women in One. 
B)  Alaa al-Aswany and The Yaccubian Building. 
C)  David Grossman and To the End of the Land. 
D)  Orphan Pamuk and Satanic Versus . 
E)  Naguib Mahfouz and Cairo Trilogy. 
A)  Nawal el-Saadawi and Two Women in One. 
B)  Alaa al-Aswany and The Yaccubian Building. 
C)  David Grossman and To the End of the Land. 
D)  Orphan Pamuk and Satanic Versus . 
E)  Naguib Mahfouz and Cairo Trilogy.

Question 10

Identify the following terms: 
 Gamal Abdul Nasser

Accepted Answer

Gamal Abdel Nasser was an Egyptian polit

Question 11

The radical group elected to power in Palestinian election in 2006 was

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A)  Hamas. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  OPEC. 
D)  PLO. 
E)  Ba'ath Party. 
A)  Hamas. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  OPEC. 
D)  PLO. 
E)  Ba'ath Party.

Question 12

Identify the following terms: 
 Egypt's Nawal el-Saadawi's Two Women in One

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"Egypt's Nawal el-Saadawi's Two Women in

Question 13

Identify the following terms:
Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood

Accepted Answer

Mohamed Morsi was an Egyptian politician

Question 14

The issues the divide the Muslim states of the Middle East today are oil and democracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The post-World War II Islamic revival reached a zenith in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the following terms: 
 Ehud Barak

Accepted Answer

Ehud Barak is an Israeli military office

Question 17

At the end of the twentieth century, the most prominent example of a Middle Eastern feudal monarchy was

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A)  Egypt. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Iran. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Iran.

Question 18

By the late 1990s, Iran's Islamic revolution had

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A)  succeeded in ending official corruption. 
B)  overcome earlier economic problems, such as high inflation. 
C)  permanently ended press censorship and university purges. 
D)  temporarily elected to high office someone who could be considered a moderate. 
E)  abandoned the chador requirement for women as being "unislamic." 
A)  succeeded in ending official corruption. 
B)  overcome earlier economic problems, such as high inflation. 
C)  permanently ended press censorship and university purges. 
D)  temporarily elected to high office someone who could be considered a moderate. 
E)  abandoned the chador requirement for women as being "unislamic."

Question 19

Disputes over water rights are likely to increase due to increasing population in the Middle East.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify the following terms: 
 Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin and the Camp David Agreement

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Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin were t

Identify the following terms: Benjamin Netanyahu

At the end of the twentieth century, Iranian women

The Palestine Liberation Organization, founded in 1964,

Descriptions of agricultural resources in the Middle East are all correct except

Examples of Islamic "fundamentalism" have included all of the following except

Identify the following terms: Itzhak Shamir and Lebanon

One of the major issues that divided the Middle Eastern Arab states was the future

Anwar al-Sadat's policies included all of the following except

Which pairing of author and book is incorrect ?

Identify the following terms: Gamal Abdul Nasser

The radical group elected to power in Palestinian election in 2006 was

Identify the following terms: Egypt's Nawal el-Saadawi's Two Women in One

Identify the following terms: Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood

The issues the divide the Muslim states of the Middle East today are oil and democracy.

The post-World War II Islamic revival reached a zenith in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Identify the following terms: Ehud Barak

At the end of the twentieth century, the most prominent example of a Middle Eastern feudal monarchy was

By the late 1990s, Iran's Islamic revolution had

Disputes over water rights are likely to increase due to increasing population in the Middle East.

Identify the following terms: Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin and the Camp David Agreement

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

The Challenge of a New Millennium

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Exam 15: Ferment in the Middle East

Identify the following terms: Benjamin Netanyahu

At the end of the twentieth century, Iranian women

The Palestine Liberation Organization, founded in 1964,

Descriptions of agricultural resources in the Middle East are all correct except

Examples of Islamic "fundamentalism" have included all of the following except

Identify the following terms: Itzhak Shamir and Lebanon

One of the major issues that divided the Middle Eastern Arab states was the future

Anwar al-Sadat's policies included all of the following except

Which pairing of author and book is incorrect ?

Identify the following terms: Gamal Abdul Nasser

The radical group elected to power in Palestinian election in 2006 was

Identify the following terms: Egypt's Nawal el-Saadawi's Two Women in One

Identify the following terms: Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood

The issues the divide the Muslim states of the Middle East today are oil and democracy.

The post-World War II Islamic revival reached a zenith in the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Identify the following terms: Ehud Barak

At the end of the twentieth century, the most prominent example of a Middle Eastern feudal monarchy was

By the late 1990s, Iran's Islamic revolution had

Disputes over water rights are likely to increase due to increasing population in the Middle East.

Identify the following terms: Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin and the Camp David Agreement

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

The Challenge of a New Millennium

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