Quiz: MIddle East Test

1

Which of these statements is false?
- Israel occupied the golan heights and the Sinai peninsula after the six day war
- Palestine was a part of the Ottoman empire form the 16th century until WW1
- The UNited Nations' Two-state solution to the problem established boundaries of Israel, the west bank and the Gaza strip
- The british made conflicting promiese to both arabs and jews about future states created in their palestine mandate
- AFter WW1, the british received the mandate for palestine, transjordan and Mesopotamia
2

The Camp David Accords:
- Gave Transplanted Palestinnians the right of return to Israel
- Allowed Egypt to re=open the eastern portion of the Suez canal
- Were negotiated after the first Palestininan intifada
- Returned the Sinai peninsula to egypt
- Stated Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt would recognize Israel as a sovereign nation.
3

The Law of Return:
- Allowed all Jews to become citizens of Israel
- Allowed the Falashas to immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia safely
- Was a condition of the peace process "road map" that Israel would return the Gaza Strip to Egypt and the West Bank to Jordan
- Returned confiscated Palestinian properties to their rightful owners
- Was a United Nations resolution demanding Israel allow all Palestinian refugees to return
4

Biblical Judea and Samaria today compise:
- Israel
- The West Bank
- The Gaza Strip + the West bank
- Israel and Jordan
5

Which of these statements is false?
- Egypt, Israel and Jordan are attempting to jointly develop a "REd Sea Riviera" to attract European vacationers
- Most Jewish settlements inside the occupied territories are middle-class kibbutzim or moshavim farming communities
- Many israelis oppose the formal israeli annexation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
- The first intifada beganin 1987, the second began in 2000
- Alll areas of the west bank outisde of land designated "Zone C" have at least some level of Palestinian control
6

Which of these is not a major part of the Israeli economy?
- Cut Diamonds
- Citrus fruits and other agricultural exports
- Financial assistance from the US
- High Technology Equipment
- Revenue from oil shipped through its pipelines
7

Why is the Kibbutz an important part of the Israeli identity?
- They are numerous local administrative and economic centers
- Kibbutzim ring the borders of Israel helping to provide security
- They provide most of Israel's food supply
- They instill a sense of working for the common good
- These collectives employ most of the farmers in Israel
8

The Oslo 1 records:
- Officially disbanded the PLO in favor of a democratic Palestinian GOV
- Transferred 13 % of the West bank to Palestinian control
- Superceded an earlier agreement that set a timetable for independence for Palestinians
- Allowed the Palestinians to form their own GOV, the Palestinian authority
- Inabled Israel to construct a security fence around Palestinian areas
9

What was the Dealbreaker for the palestinians during the 2000 peace negociations?
- The electon of Ariel Sharon as PM of Israel with whom the Palestinians would not negotiate
- Israel's continued owndership of the land the Temple Mount/al-haraaam ash-sharif lies on
- Israel's reluctance to withdraw troops and settlements from the West Bank and Gaza
- How to divide the historic quarters of Old Jerusalem between the Israelis and the Palestinians
- The Palestinians' insistence that all Palestinians be granted the right of return to within Israel's current borders
10

The ruins of Petra are where?
- Jordan
- Syria
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Israel
11

The proximate cause of the 1975-76 Lebanese Civil war was:
- Syrian Military infiltration of Lebanon to attack Israel from the north
- An israeli invasion of Lebanon to destroy the PLO
- Lebanese Muslims fighting against the minority Maronite Christians who controlled much of Lebanon's wealth and power
- The mjority Maronite Christians in Lebanon attacking the minority Muslims with the aid of Israel for greater represenation in Lebanese GOV
- A war between Israel and Syria over the Golan heights, with various religious factions in Lebanon taking opposite sides
12

Why did Shi'ite Muslim guerrillas bomb a US military barracks in 1983?
- To get US forces out of Lebanon to pave the way for Syria to take over the country
- To avenge the massacre of Muslims by Lebanese christians during the civil war
- To warn the US and other nations not to get involved in what they perceived to be an internal Lebanese conflict
- To protest RR's pressuring of the Beirut GOV to cease hostilities against Israel
- To punish the US for militarily aiding the Christian president of Lebanon against the PLO and Lebanese Muslims
13

Which of these statements is false?
- North Yemen and South Yemen were united into one country in 1990
- Only three of the seven units of the UAE produce oil
- Sixty percent of the university graduates in Saudi Arabia are women
- Kuwait has the world's fourth largest reserves of oil
- Qatar is home to the al-Jazeera TV network and the US navy's fifth fleet
14

Which of the following statements is false?
- Saddam Hussein agreed to pay reparations for the damage the iraqi army caused to Kuwait after the first gulf war
- Ali al-Sistani is leading shi-ite cleric championing greater Shi'ite participation in Iraq's new GOV
- Shi'ite's make up 50% of population
- Iraq's GOV was a pro-western manarchy until Saddam Hussein took over the country in a coup
- The Ma'adan were forced to abandon their historic homeland after 1991
15

Which of these statements about Iran is false?
- After the Iranian revolution the modernizing efforts put into place by the deposed monarchy were continued
- Ayatollah Khomeini helped spark the Iranian Revolution while he was exiled in Paris
- The war between Iraq and Iran ended in 1988 with a stalemate
- The sah abdicated his throne after a series of debilitating demonstrations and strikes throughout Iran
- The Ayatollah has direct control over Iran's military and judiciary

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MIddle East Test

Which of these statements is false?

The Camp David Accords:

The Law of Return:

Biblical Judea and Samaria today compise:

Which of these statements is false?

Which of these is not a major part of the Israeli economy?

Why is the Kibbutz an important part of the Israeli identity?

The Oslo 1 records:

What was the Dealbreaker for the palestinians during the 2000 peace negociations?

The ruins of Petra are where?

The proximate cause of the 1975-76 Lebanese Civil war was:

Why did Shi'ite Muslim guerrillas bomb a US military barracks in 1983?

Which of these statements is false?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of these statements about Iran is false?

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