Targets

SW ASIA

1

• What was the dominant religion in the Ottoman Empire?

a.Christianity

b.Judaism

c.Islam

d.Buddhism

C. Islam

2

• Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practice?

a.Christianity

b.Judaism

c.Islam

d.Buddhism

C: Islam

3

• The government of Iran today is based upon shari’a, or Islamic law. Which term BEST describes a government based upon religion?

a.Democracy

b.Theocracy

c.Aristocracy

d.Monarchy

B: Theocracy

4

• The Strait of Hormuz connects what with the Persian Gulf?

a.Red sea

b.Mediterranean sea

c.Black sea

d.Arabian sea

D: Arabian sea

5

• Which sect of Islam believes that its leader should be a direct descendant of Muhammad?

a.Shi’a

b.Sunni

c.Kurd

d.Judaic

A: Shi’a

6

What is the organization responsible for the regulation of the world’s oil supply and price structure?

a.OPEC

b.NAFTA

c.NATO

d.CIS

A: OPEC

7• 1300 Byzantine/Ottoman Wars

• 1360 Ottoman wars in Europe

• 1390 Battle of Kosovo (Serbs & Ottomans)

• 1415 Ottoman wars in Near East

• 1423 Siege of Salonkia (Ottoman & Venice)

• 1499 Turkish-Venetian Wars

• 1675 Russo-Turkish Wars

• Which statement BEST represents the facts in the given timeline for the Ottoman Empire?

a.The 15th century was a time of peace

b.Rule of Ottomans parallels periods of war in Europe

c.Military reform occurred at the same as the Near East Wars

d.Europe wars ended with the first constitution

B: Rule of Ottomans parallels periods of war in Europe

8

• What was the event that led the US invasion of Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War?

a.Discovery of weapons of mass destruction

b.Iraqi missiles attacks on Israel

c.Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

d.Threat of nuclear attacks

C: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

9

• Which country lies directly west of Afghanistan?

a.Iraq

b.Iran

c.Saudi Arabia

d.Israel

B: Iran

10

• The Ottoman empire helped spread which religion?

a.Judaism

b.Hindu

c.Islam

d.Christianity

C: Islam

11

• Who ruled Palestine before it became the state of Israel in 1948?

a.Anti-Semites

b.British Empire

c.Arab armies

d.Zionist movement

B: British Empire

12

• All of the following are examples of anti-Semitism EXCEPT:

a.Balfour Declaration

b.Dreyfus Affair

c.Holocaust

d.Restrictions on Jewish immigration

Balfour DeclarationA:

13

• Who was the US president during the Camp David Accords?

a.Bill Clinton

b.Jimmy Carter

c.George Bush

d.Arthur Balfour

B: Jimmy Carter

14

• Countries in which region(s) export the most oil worldwide?

a.Pacific Northwest

b.Antarctica & North Pole

c.North Africa & Persian Gulf

d.Southwest Asia

D: Southwest Asia

15

• What was the result of the Persian Gulf War?

a.UN permitted trade with Iraq

b.US found weapons of mass destruction

c.Kuwait army was defeated

d.Iraqi army was defeated

Iraqi army was defeatedD:

16• What was one reason the Bush

administration had for going to war in Iraq?

a.Suspected government of having ties to terrorism

b.Wanted to stop them from invading Saudi Arabia

c.Responding to attacks on US Embassies

d.Thought bin Laden was hiding there

A: Suspected government of having ties to terrorism

17

• Which of the following BEST describes Operation Iraqi Freedom?

a.Struggle between 2 neighboring countries over oil

b.Search for weapons of mass destruction

c.Global struggle against today’s slave trade

d.Search for Osama bin Laden

B: Search for weapons of mass destruction

18

• Which of these statements BEST describes the importance of Saudi Arabia’s location on the Persian Gulf?

a.Economy heavily dependent upon imports

b.People can migrate easily

c.Access to ports on the Gulf

d.Built a powerful navy

C: Access to ports on the Gulf

19

• Which statement about the Southwest Asia today is true?

a.Population has shifted to living in urban areas

b.Farming is the basis of most of the economy

c.Climate is mostly cold and lots snow

d.Land is plentiful with fresh water

A: Population has shifted to living in urban areas

20

• Which of these geographic features is located in Iraq?

a.Tigris River

b.Port of Aqaba

c.Strait of Hormuz

d.Suez Canal

A: Tigris River

21• Which statement BEST explains why the

Tigris & Euphrates rivers have been a source of conflict for many years?

a.Form borders between Iran & Iraq

b.Quickest routes to Mediterranean Sea

c.Most of water supply for Turkey, Syria & Iraq

d.Frequented by pirates

C: Most of water supply for Turkey, Syria & Iraq

22

• By which of the following ways has Israel MOST used natural resources for political purposes?

a.Burning hundred of oil wells

b.Controlling the water supply

c.Directing the flow of volcanic lava

d.Starting forest fires

B: Controlling the water supply

23

• Which statement BEST describes many of the Persian Gulf countries today?

a.Overcrowded

b.Lack of adequate housing

c.Major oil deposits

d.Agricultural centers

C: Major oil deposits

24

• Most of Southwest Asian Jews live in which nation?

a.Israel

b.Iran

c.Italy

d.Northern Africa

A: Israel

25

• Which statement about Southwest Asia today is true?

a.Only a few ethnic groups live there

b.Majority of its residents are Arabs

c.It has very good literacy rates

d.Much of its economy is based on tourism

B: Majority of its residents are Arabs

26• Literacy rates in Southwest Asia have

risen dramatically in the 20th century. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY result of the rising literacy rate?

a.Economy will improve

b.Unemployment rate will also rise

c.Birth rate will soar

d.Ethnic groups will stop fighting

A: Economy will improve

27

• A religious leader oversees the state of Iran. By which title is this leader known?

a.President

b.Sir

c.King

d.Ayatollah

D: Ayatollah

28• Which statement about Saudi Arabia today

is true?

a.Government is based primarily on religion

b.Ruled by a religious leader & a symbolic President

c.Citizens can vote on all government officials

d.Citizens can now vote on some government officials

D: Citizens can now vote on some government officials

29• Which of the following BEST describes the

government of Israel?

a.Knesset ruled by several different political parties

b.Only one political party & president has most power

c.Legislature serves mostly a symbolic role

d.Ruled by monarchs who select members of legislature

A: Knesset ruled by several different political parties

30• Which of the following is the MOST

LIKELY result of a war for a nation’s economy?

a.Weapons & construction industries have been strengthened

b.Natural resources have become more plentiful

c.Human capital has increased

d.Countries have switched to a free market economy

A: Weapons & construction industries have been

strengthened

31

• Which statement about Israel today is true?

a.Purely command economy

b.Wealth of natural resources including oil

c.All economic activities are related to agriculture

d.Not very technologically advanced

B: Wealth of natural resources including oil

32

• Which statement BEST describes the economies of many Southwest Asian countries today?

a.Free market

b.Mixed

c.Command in traditional sense

d.Based on agriculture

B: Mixed

33

• Which of the following serves as a physical trade barrier in Southwest Asia?

a.Political tensions

b.Persian Gulf

c.Mediterranean Sea

d.Lack of rivers

D: Lack of rivers