Question 1

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was assassinated in 2001 because of his support of peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify the following terms: 
 September 11, 2001

Accepted Answer

September 11, 2001, often referred to as

Question 3

In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood succeeded in getting its candidate Mohamed Morsi elected president of

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  United Arab Emirates. 
E)  Turkey. 
A)  Egypt. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  United Arab Emirates. 
E)  Turkey.

Question 4

"We Muslims are of one family even though we live under different governments and in various regions" was said by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Prophet Muhammed. 
B)  Kemal Ataturk. 
C)  Gamal Abdul Nasser. 
D)  Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. 
E)  Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini. 
A)  the Prophet Muhammed. 
B)  Kemal Ataturk. 
C)  Gamal Abdul Nasser. 
D)  Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. 
E)  Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini.

Question 5

Tensions between Iran and Iraq escalated because of

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq's Shi'ite government's opposition to Iran's Sunni Moslem leadership. 
B)  disputes about their common border with Saudi Arabia. 
C)  the ambitions of the Ayatollah Khomeini to conquer Iraq by force. 
D)  Iran's sometime support for Kurdish rebels in Iraq's mountainous north. 
E)  Iran's use of poison gas in the attempt to assassinate the family of Saddam Hussein. 
A)  Iraq's Shi'ite government's opposition to Iran's Sunni Moslem leadership. 
B)  disputes about their common border with Saudi Arabia. 
C)  the ambitions of the Ayatollah Khomeini to conquer Iraq by force. 
D)  Iran's sometime support for Kurdish rebels in Iraq's mountainous north. 
E)  Iran's use of poison gas in the attempt to assassinate the family of Saddam Hussein.

Question 6

Identify the following terms: 
 Turkey's Ataturk

Accepted Answer

Turkey's Ataturk refers to Mustafa Kemal

Question 7

When he died, Osama bin Laden was living in

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Egypt. 
A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Afghanistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Egypt.

Question 8

Identify the following terms: 
 the United Arab Republic

Accepted Answer

The United Arab Republic (UAR) was a sho

Question 9

In the 1980s, Iraq's Saddam Hussein fought a major war against the Republic of Turkey over which nation should control the Kurds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Identify the following terms:
David Ben-Gurion

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms:
David Ben-Gurion...

Question 11

One of the issues that led Egypt to attack Israel in the Yom Kippur War was

Accepted Answer

A)  the fear that Israel might once against seize the Suez Canal. 
B)  Israel's continued control of all of Jerusalem. 
C)  because of Israeli plans to build permanent settlements on the West Bank. 
D)  to support Lebanon, which had been invaded by Israel. 
E)  in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Kuwait. 
A)  the fear that Israel might once against seize the Suez Canal. 
B)  Israel's continued control of all of Jerusalem. 
C)  because of Israeli plans to build permanent settlements on the West Bank. 
D)  to support Lebanon, which had been invaded by Israel. 
E)  in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Kuwait.

Question 12

Disparities in wealth have led some Arab regimes to adopt an Arab form of socialism, as in

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran and Iraq. 
B)  Egypt and Syria. 
C)  Jordan and Lebanon. 
D)  Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Turkey and Yemen. 
A)  Iran and Iraq. 
B)  Egypt and Syria. 
C)  Jordan and Lebanon. 
D)  Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Turkey and Yemen.

Question 13

The United Arab Republic, created in 1958, was a union of

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. 
B)  Lebanon and Syria. 
C)  Iraq and Jordan. 
D)  Yemen and Palestine. 
E)  Egypt and Syria. 
A)  Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. 
B)  Lebanon and Syria. 
C)  Iraq and Jordan. 
D)  Yemen and Palestine. 
E)  Egypt and Syria.

Question 14

Identify the following terms: 
 Iran's Mohammad Khatemi

Accepted Answer

Mohammad Khatami is a prominent Iranian

Question 15

Identify the following terms: 
 Afghanistan and the Taliban

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan is a landlocked country loca

Question 16

The Middle Eastern state whose delicate balance between Christians and Muslims was upset by the influx of Palestinian refugees after the 1948 war was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan. 
B)  Syria. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Lebanon. 
E)  Cyprus. 
A)  Jordan. 
B)  Syria. 
C)  Yemen. 
D)  Lebanon. 
E)  Cyprus.

Question 17

Identify the following terms: 
 the United States Embassy hostage crisis

Accepted Answer

The United States Embassy hostage crisis

Question 18

Identify the following terms: 
 Mahmoud Abbas v. Hamas

Accepted Answer

Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas are two signific

Question 19

Identify the following terms: 
 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's Iran

Accepted Answer

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's Iran refers

Question 20

The Arab Spring witnessed revolutions or riots in the following countries except

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia. 
B)  Tunisia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Libya. 
A)  Saudi Arabia. 
B)  Tunisia. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Libya.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was assassinated in 2001 because of his support of peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

Identify the following terms: September 11, 2001

In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood succeeded in getting its candidate Mohamed Morsi elected president of

"We Muslims are of one family even though we live under different governments and in various regions" was said by

Tensions between Iran and Iraq escalated because of

Identify the following terms: Turkey's Ataturk

When he died, Osama bin Laden was living in

Identify the following terms: the United Arab Republic

In the 1980s, Iraq's Saddam Hussein fought a major war against the Republic of Turkey over which nation should control the Kurds.

Identify the following terms: David Ben-Gurion

One of the issues that led Egypt to attack Israel in the Yom Kippur War was

Disparities in wealth have led some Arab regimes to adopt an Arab form of socialism, as in

The United Arab Republic, created in 1958, was a union of

Identify the following terms: Iran's Mohammad Khatemi

Identify the following terms: Afghanistan and the Taliban

The Middle Eastern state whose delicate balance between Christians and Muslims was upset by the influx of Palestinian refugees after the 1948 war was

Identify the following terms: the United States Embassy hostage crisis

Identify the following terms: Mahmoud Abbas v. Hamas

Identify the following terms: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's Iran

The Arab Spring witnessed revolutions or riots in the following countries except

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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was assassinated in 2001 because of his support of peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

Identify the following terms: September 11, 2001

In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood succeeded in getting its candidate Mohamed Morsi elected president of

"We Muslims are of one family even though we live under different governments and in various regions" was said by

Tensions between Iran and Iraq escalated because of

Identify the following terms: Turkey's Ataturk

When he died, Osama bin Laden was living in

Identify the following terms: the United Arab Republic

In the 1980s, Iraq's Saddam Hussein fought a major war against the Republic of Turkey over which nation should control the Kurds.

Identify the following terms: David Ben-Gurion

One of the issues that led Egypt to attack Israel in the Yom Kippur War was

Disparities in wealth have led some Arab regimes to adopt an Arab form of socialism, as in

The United Arab Republic, created in 1958, was a union of

Identify the following terms: Iran's Mohammad Khatemi

Identify the following terms: Afghanistan and the Taliban

The Middle Eastern state whose delicate balance between Christians and Muslims was upset by the influx of Palestinian refugees after the 1948 war was

Identify the following terms: the United States Embassy hostage crisis

Identify the following terms: Mahmoud Abbas v. Hamas

Identify the following terms: Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's Iran

The Arab Spring witnessed revolutions or riots in the following countries except

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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