Question 1

What controversial action did the Jews take shortly after winning the Arab-Israeli War of 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Jews declared amnesty for all Non-Arab illegal immigrants. 
B)  The Jews expelled several hundred thousand Palestinian Arabs. 
C)  The Jews declared a moratorium for further Jewish immigration. 
D)  The Jews declared an open border policy to reduce Arab hostility. 
E)  The Jews requested an end to the League of nation mandate. 
A)  The Jews declared amnesty for all Non-Arab illegal immigrants. 
B)  The Jews expelled several hundred thousand Palestinian Arabs. 
C)  The Jews declared a moratorium for further Jewish immigration. 
D)  The Jews declared an open border policy to reduce Arab hostility. 
E)  The Jews requested an end to the League of nation mandate. B

Question 2

What does OPEC stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Office of Palestinian Export Control 
B)  Official Petroleum Export Commission 
C)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
D)  Oversight of Popular Exports Committee 
E)  Organization of Palestinian Extremist Countries 
A)  Office of Palestinian Export Control 
B)  Official Petroleum Export Commission 
C)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
D)  Oversight of Popular Exports Committee 
E)  Organization of Palestinian Extremist Countries C

Question 3

Elaborate on the state of Muslim nations today, both Arab and Non-Arab.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of unity or disunity, common enemies, oil, Israel, Egypt, al-Qaida, terrorism, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Question 4

Compare and contrast Turkey and Iran in their experience in the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Gr

Question 5

What has been the major area of conflict between India and Pakistan since their independence from Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S.economic sanctions. 
B)  Chinese political agitation. 
C)  The province of Kashmir. 
D)  Nuclear weapons. 
E)  Rivalry over the waters of the Indus River. 
A)  U.S.economic sanctions. 
B)  Chinese political agitation. 
C)  The province of Kashmir. 
D)  Nuclear weapons. 
E)  Rivalry over the waters of the Indus River.

Question 6

Lacking notable human, mineral, or energy resources, and are two Muslim states that are heavily dependent on aid from foreign sources.

Accepted Answer

Pakistan,

Question 7

In terms of population, what is the largest Muslim country in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indonesia. 
B)  Lebanon. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Morocco. 
E)  Syria. 
A)  Indonesia. 
B)  Lebanon. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Morocco. 
E)  Syria.

Question 8

What was meant by the concept of a mandate in geopolitical terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandates were permission to extract oil. 
B)  Mandates were locations set aside as colonies. 
C)  Mandates were essentially occupied territories. 
D)  Mandates were compulsory rules for Arabs. 
E)  Mandates were areas liberated from the Germans. 
A)  Mandates were permission to extract oil. 
B)  Mandates were locations set aside as colonies. 
C)  Mandates were essentially occupied territories. 
D)  Mandates were compulsory rules for Arabs. 
E)  Mandates were areas liberated from the Germans.

Question 9

Which secularist head of state is incorrectly matched with his country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gamal Abdel Nasser - Yemen. 
B)  Anwar Sadat - Egypt. 
C)  Hafiz al-Asad - Syria. 
D)  King Husayn - Jordan. 
E)  None-- all of the options are correctly matched. 
A)  Gamal Abdel Nasser - Yemen. 
B)  Anwar Sadat - Egypt. 
C)  Hafiz al-Asad - Syria. 
D)  King Husayn - Jordan. 
E)  None-- all of the options are correctly matched.

Question 10

In the 1920s, the Salafi Muslims in Egypt formed an organization called the ____________________ which advocates violence to achieve its goals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1920s, the Salafi Muslims in...

Question 11

Which country is the largest oil producing state in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lebanon. 
B)  Israel. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Kuwait. 
A)  Lebanon. 
B)  Israel. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Iraq. 
E)  Kuwait.

Question 12

The World War I army officer who established the Republic of Turkey and followed a policy of modernization and secularization was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 
B)  Husayn ibn Ali al-Hashimi. 
C)  Ahmed Ben Bella. 
D)  Mahmood Mohamed Ali. 
E)  Mohandas Gandhi. 
A)  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. 
B)  Husayn ibn Ali al-Hashimi. 
C)  Ahmed Ben Bella. 
D)  Mahmood Mohamed Ali. 
E)  Mohandas Gandhi.

Question 13

What was the status of the Near Eastern Arab lands after World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Arabs achieved their long-sought-after independence. 
B)  The Arab lands remained under Zionist control. 
C)  The lands became mandates of the French and British. 
D)  The Arab lands were allied with the Non-Arabic Bangladeshis. 
E)  The Arabs established bonafide democratic republics. 
A)  The Arabs achieved their long-sought-after independence. 
B)  The Arab lands remained under Zionist control. 
C)  The lands became mandates of the French and British. 
D)  The Arab lands were allied with the Non-Arabic Bangladeshis. 
E)  The Arabs established bonafide democratic republics.

Question 14

contains the largest population of the Arab world.

Accepted Answer

The answer of contains the largest population of the Arab...

Question 15

After World War I, the Ottoman Empire was dismantled.The Arab lands became mandates under the League of Nations, and Turkey became

Accepted Answer

A)  a colony of the United States. 
B)  a dependency of Greece in an effort to revive the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  a colony of Britain and France. 
D)  a mandate under the League of Nations. 
E)  an independent state. 
A)  a colony of the United States. 
B)  a dependency of Greece in an effort to revive the Byzantine Empire. 
C)  a colony of Britain and France. 
D)  a mandate under the League of Nations. 
E)  an independent state.

Question 16

Which term best describes the post-independence Indonesian government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terrorist. 
B)  Guided democracy. 
C)  Military dictatorship. 
D)  Absolutist monarchy. 
E)  Communist. 
A)  Terrorist. 
B)  Guided democracy. 
C)  Military dictatorship. 
D)  Absolutist monarchy. 
E)  Communist.

Question 17

The largest Muslim state, , attained independence in 1949.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The largest Muslim state, , attained independence...

Question 18

Coming to power in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini

Accepted Answer

A)  required all Iranians to convert to Sunni Islam. 
B)  imposed strict anti-Western, anti-secular policies. 
C)  called for an alliance with Britain and the United States. 
D)  offered to share power with the shah. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  required all Iranians to convert to Sunni Islam. 
B)  imposed strict anti-Western, anti-secular policies. 
C)  called for an alliance with Britain and the United States. 
D)  offered to share power with the shah. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 19

In 1948, Zionist leaders in Palestine proclaimed the state of Israel, resulting in

Accepted Answer

A)  An Arab victory. 
B)  Over 500,000 Palestinian Arabs being expelled from their ancestral lands. 
C)  Occupation force under the British army. 
D)  A generation of peace between Palestinian Arabs and Jews. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  An Arab victory. 
B)  Over 500,000 Palestinian Arabs being expelled from their ancestral lands. 
C)  Occupation force under the British army. 
D)  A generation of peace between Palestinian Arabs and Jews. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 20

The First Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq's invasion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran. 
B)  Palestine. 
C)  Kuwait. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Bosnia. 
A)  Iran. 
B)  Palestine. 
C)  Kuwait. 
D)  Turkey. 
E)  Bosnia.

Exam 51: The Reemergence of the Muslim World

What controversial action did the Jews take shortly after winning the Arab-Israeli War of 1948?

What does OPEC stand for?

Elaborate on the state of Muslim nations today, both Arab and Non-Arab.

Compare and contrast Turkey and Iran in their experience in the 20th century.

What has been the major area of conflict between India and Pakistan since their independence from Britain?

Lacking notable human, mineral, or energy resources, and are two Muslim states that are heavily dependent on aid from foreign sources.

In terms of population, what is the largest Muslim country in the world?

What was meant by the concept of a mandate in geopolitical terms?

Which secularist head of state is incorrectly matched with his country?

In the 1920s, the Salafi Muslims in Egypt formed an organization called the ____________________ which advocates violence to achieve its goals.

Which country is the largest oil producing state in the Middle East?

The World War I army officer who established the Republic of Turkey and followed a policy of modernization and secularization was

What was the status of the Near Eastern Arab lands after World War I?

contains the largest population of the Arab world.

After World War I, the Ottoman Empire was dismantled.The Arab lands became mandates under the League of Nations, and Turkey became

Which term best describes the post-independence Indonesian government?

The largest Muslim state, , attained independence in 1949.

Coming to power in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini

In 1948, Zionist leaders in Palestine proclaimed the state of Israel, resulting in

The First Persian Gulf War resulted from Iraq's invasion of

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