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Quiz by lmesbahuddin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lmesbahuddin
about 10 years ago
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Question 1
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In which country did Ayatollah Khomeini replace a secular government with an Islamic government?
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Egypt.
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Saudi Arabia.
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Iran.
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Iraq.
Question 2
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Which of the following statements best describe the Oslo Accords?
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It was an agreement by the United States to sell arms to Israel.
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It was a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
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It was the talks that ended the Yom Kippur War.
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It was a plan to give Palestinians limited self-rule.
Question 3
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In the 1991 Gulf War, the goal of the United States-led coalition was to
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remove Saddam Hussein from power.
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destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
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gain control of Iraq's oil fields.
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drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
Question 4
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All of the following were results of the 1948 war between Israel and several Arab states EXCEPT
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Israel conquered additional territory.
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significant numbers of Palestinians were displaced.
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other countries refused to recognize the existence of Israel.
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the Arabs referred to the conflict as "the catastrophe".
Question 5
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Which of the following statements about Gamal Abdel Naseer is true?
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He was elected president of a united Iraqi-Egyptian state.
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He sold the Suez Canal to the British.
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He led a revolution that removed the Egyptian monarch from power.
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He led Palestinians against Israel.
Question 6
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United Nations Resolution 181 (the plan to partition Palestine) was rejected by the
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Jews living in Palestine.
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Arab League.
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Soviet Union.
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United States.
Question 7
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All of the following statements accurately describe the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah EXCEPT
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he became an American ally during the Cold War.
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he attempted rapid modernization but alienated many traditional Iranians.
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he was assassinated by Iranian extremists.
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he attempted to stop political opposition with the use of secret police.
Question 8
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Which of the following is in the correct chronological order?
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The creation of modern Israel, the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War.
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The Iran-Iraq War, the Iranian Revolution, the creation of modern Israel.
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The creation of modern Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, the Iranian Revolution.
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The Iranian Revolution, the creation of modern Israel, the Iran-Iraq War.
Question 9
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The Camp David Talks culminated with
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a new declaration of war by the Arab states.
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the end of the Iran-Iraq War.
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the decision to grant limited self-government to the Palestinians.
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the signing of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Question 10
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All of the following statements apply to the Palestinian Liberation Organization EXCEPT
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it was founded in 1964 to establish an independent Palestine.
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it rejected the idea of an Israeli state.
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it was warmly embraced and supported by every Arab state.
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it mobilized to fight Israel.
Question 11
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In 1956, the real motive behind British and French intervention in the war between Israel and Egypt was to
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separate the combatants.
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seize the Egyptian oil fields.
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seize the Suez Canal.
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ensure Palestinian independence.
Question 12
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The militant Muslims who resisted the Soviets in Afghanistan during the 1980s were known as the
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Palestinian Liberation Organization.
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SAVAK.
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Zionists.
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Mujahedin.
Question 13
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recommended division of Palestine according to the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine.
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recommended division of Palestine according to the Oslo Accords.
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gains made by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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areas currently governed by Palestinians.
Question 14
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The word intifada means
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infant.
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holy war.
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peace.
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uprising.
Question 15
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All of the following wars were decisive military victories for Israel EXCEPT the
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1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War.
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1956 War (Suez Crisis)
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1967 Six-Day War.
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1973 Yom Kippur War.
Question 16
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Saddam Hussein
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was a very devoted Muslim who ruled according to Islamic law.
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never received aid from he United States.
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ruled Iran until the Islamic Revolution.
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was a dictator who launched an attack on Iran in 1980.
Question 17
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Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 with the primary intention of
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destroying the Palestinian Liberation Organization presence there.
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aiding the British and French.
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keeping the peace between warring Lebanese factions.
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gaining more land.
Question 18
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The White Revolution launched by Mohammad Reza Shah was
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a movement meant to make Iran a more religious place.
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an attempt to develop Iran agriculturally and industrially.
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an attempt to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
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a movement intended to anger the United States.
Question 19
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The 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or the Six-Day War, resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
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Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula.
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Israel occupied the West Bank of the Jordan River.
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Israel seized the Suez Canal.
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the war created new waves of Palestinian refugees.
Question 20
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The Arab League was originally designed to
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destroy Israel.
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foster cooperation between Arab states.
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help the Soviet Union gain influence in the Middle East.
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promote baseball in the Middle East.
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