Middle East Test

Question 1

Where is the city of Tehran?

Answer 1

Iran

Question 2

Where is the city of Kabul?

Answer 2

Afghanistan

Question 3

Where are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Answer 3

Turkey, Syria and Iraq

Question 4

Where is the Sahara Desert?

Answer 4

North Africa

Question 5

Where is the Rub al Khali?

Answer 5

Arabian Peninsula

Question 6

What country produces the most oil in the world?

Answer 6

Saudi Arabia

Question 7

The largest country on the Arabian Peninsula is?

Answer 7

Saudi Arabia

Question 8

This city has holy sites to all 3 religions - Judaism, christianity and Islam

Answer 8

Jerusalem

Question 9

What is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith called?

Answer 9

Mosque

Question 10

The primary issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict are?

Answer 10

Security and independence

Question 11

What is monotheism?

Answer 11

Belief in one god

Question 12

The Islamic dietary laws of Halal prohibits Muslims from eating __________ and drinking __________.

Answer 12

Pork and wine

Question 13

When slaughtering animals for meat, Islamic dietary laws require animals to be __________ and facing __________

Answer 13

Blessed and facing the church

Question 14

What kept the children living in the Deheishe Refugee Camp from going to see the children in jerusalem?

Answer 14

Checkpoints and barriers

Question 15

What is a showfa?

Answer 15

First time a man outside the family can see a Saudi girl without her abaya

Question 16

In which Middle Eastern country do women wear an abaya?

Answer 16

Saudi Arabia

Question 17

What do some girls in Saudi Arabia do to get aroma nd some of the more restrictive laws?

Answer 17

Dress as boys

Question 18

What is the major export in the Middle East region?

Answer 18

Oil

Question 19

Islam believes that Mohammed was one of the five __________?

Answer 19

Prophets

Question 20

The wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets is the method the Sumarians used for keeping record is called?

Answer 20

Cuneiform

Question 21

Saudi Arabia follows__________, or Islamic law, which limits womens rights

Answer 21

Shari’ah

Question 22

The conflict between the Israeli and the Palestinians began when Israel became a country in what year?

Answer 22

1948

Question 23

Which of the monotheistic religions came first?

Answer 23

Judaism

Question 24

Which religion came second?

Answer 24

Christianity

Question 25

Which religion came third?

Answer 25

Islam

Question 26

What are groups of people who move from place to place depending on the season and availability of grass for grazing and water?

Answer 26

nomads