Quiz 30

Question 1

Under Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, who promoted pan-Arabism, Egypt and __________ briefly formed an Arab union.

Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon

Answer 1

Syria

Question 2

__________ have often helped bring about wars among ethnic groups in Africa.

Arbitrary national borders
The collapses of military regimes
Unstable governments
Western influences

Answer 2

Arbitrary national borders

Question 3

__________ gave support to Zionist Jews.

  The Balfour Declaration 
  The Mandela Declaration 
  The Balfour Proclamation 
  The Mandela Proclamation 
  The Nasser Proclamation 
  The Nasser Declaration 
  The Monroe Doctrine 
  The Tutu Proclamation

Answer 3

The Balfour Declaration

Question 4

__________ increased international support for the establishment of a Jewish state.

Jewish immigration to Palestine
The 1948 Arab invasion of Israel
The Holocaust
Arab-Jewish tensions in Palestine

Answer 4

The Holocaust

Question 5

______________ took control of Suez Canal fro Egypt, won the Suez War, promoted Pan-Arabism.

  Yasir Arafat 
  Nelson Mandela 
  Hugo Chavez 
  Desmond Tutu 
  Gamal Abdel Nasser 
  Fidel Castro

Answer 5

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Question 6

In 1957 the Gold Coast, renamed __________, became the first British colony to gain independence.

Nigeria
Kenya
Ghana
the Belgian Congo

Answer 6

Ghana

Question 7

After Egypt imposed a blockade against Israeli shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel launched an air strike which turned the dispute between Israel and other states in the Middle East into the first war called the __________

intifada.
al-Fatah.
Golan Heights War.
Six-Day War.

Answer 7

Six-Day War.

Question 8

In recent years, popular demonstrations have led to the end of one-party and military regimes in Africa, such as the rule of Idi Amin in __________

Kenya.
Uganda.
Guinea.
Senegal.

Answer 8

Uganda

Question 9

___________ was the South African activist became a leader of the nonviolent movement against apartheid.

  Gamal Abdel Nasser 
  Yasir Arafat 
  Nelson Mandela 
  Desmond Tutu 
  Hugo Chavez 
  Fidel Castro

Answer 9

Desmond Tutu

Question 10

To strike at Israel, Yasir Arafat founded __________ as a Palestinian guerrilla movement.

the Palestine Liberation Organization
the intifada
the Palestinian Authority
al-Fatah

Answer 10

al-Fatah

Question 11

Tensions between the modern and the traditional in Africa can be found in all of the following EXCEPT __________

in many rural areas, where traditional values continue to prevail.
Africans’ approaches to art.
the differences in housing between cities and rural areas.
women’s roles in African societies.

Answer 11

in many rural areas, where traditional values continue to prevail.

Question 12

_____________ was the PLO leader who launched attacks on Israeli territory.

  Yasir Arafat 
  Gamal Abdel Nasser 
  Hugo Chavez 
  Fidel Castro 
  Nelson Mandela 
  Desmond Tutu

Answer 12

Yasir Arafat

Question 13

Unlike socialism in the Soviet Union or Eastern Europe, the African form of socialism __________

included mixed economies.
was based on African traditions of community.
included a peaceful change of power rather than revolution.
saw as its goal the unity of all black Africans.

Answer 13

was based on African traditions of community.

Question 14

The first black president of South Africa was ________________.

  Yasir Arafat 
  Hugo Chavez 
  Desmond Tutu 
  Gamal Abdel Nasser 
  Fidel Castro 
  Nelson Mandela

Answer 14

Nelson Mandela

Question 15

For most Muslims in the Middle East, Islamic revivalism means a reassertion of all EXCEPT __________

traditional Islamic punishments.
family values.
formal religious observance.
cultural identity.

Answer 15

traditional Islamic punishments.