Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Nigeria's Christians and Muslims

Accepted Answer

Nigeria is a country located in West Afr

Question 2

All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except

Accepted Answer

A)  the socialist economies in the region have been more prosperous than capitalist ones. 
B)  no nation in the region has attempted to create a Leninist socioeconomic system. 
C)  a lack of adequate water resources and rapid population growth have created serious economic problems in the region. 
D)  emigration has served as a type of wealth re-distributor in the region. 
E)  that uneven oil income has caused vast differences in wealth distribution in the region. 
A)  the socialist economies in the region have been more prosperous than capitalist ones. 
B)  no nation in the region has attempted to create a Leninist socioeconomic system. 
C)  a lack of adequate water resources and rapid population growth have created serious economic problems in the region. 
D)  emigration has served as a type of wealth re-distributor in the region. 
E)  that uneven oil income has caused vast differences in wealth distribution in the region.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Sudan's Muslim pastoralists and Christian farmers

Accepted Answer

The terms "Sudan's Muslim pastoralists"

Question 4

Following his election to the presidency of Iran in 2005,this radical issued a statement publically calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mohammad Khatami. 
B)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 
C)  Sadeq Hedayat. 
D)  Bashar al-Assad. 
E)  Mahmoud Abbas. 
A)  Mohammad Khatami. 
B)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 
C)  Sadeq Hedayat. 
D)  Bashar al-Assad. 
E)  Mahmoud Abbas.

Question 5

Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western civilization in Africa in the 1940s was/were

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A)  universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. 
B)  railway networks and other industrial sectors in Algeria and South Africa. 
C)  a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. 
D)  nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. 
E)  pearl fisheries in Libya. 
A)  universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. 
B)  railway networks and other industrial sectors in Algeria and South Africa. 
C)  a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. 
D)  nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. 
E)  pearl fisheries in Libya.

Question 6

In regard to the relationship between Islam and women's rights,which of the following is the most valid statement?

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A)  There is no longer a significant difference in ideas about female roles among the peoples of the West and the Arab world. 
B)  Traditional attitudes have been re-established only in Iran. 
C)  Saudi Arabia has been the most conservative country in the Middle East in this matter. 
D)  Early modernists viewed the wearing of the veil and the practice of polygamy as purely Islamic. 
E)  Islamic rule produced a curtailing of women's rights in early twentieth-century Turkey. 
A)  There is no longer a significant difference in ideas about female roles among the peoples of the West and the Arab world. 
B)  Traditional attitudes have been re-established only in Iran. 
C)  Saudi Arabia has been the most conservative country in the Middle East in this matter. 
D)  Early modernists viewed the wearing of the veil and the practice of polygamy as purely Islamic. 
E)  Islamic rule produced a curtailing of women's rights in early twentieth-century Turkey.

Question 7

Is it realistic to argue that the Muslim societies of North Africa are so different from those of sub- Saharan Africa that they actually have nothing in common except geographic proximity and the fact that both are ex-colonial areas? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is not realistic to argue that the Mu

Question 8

Describe the economic role of the oil industry and its relationship to political stability or instability in the nations of the Middle East.Are there policies by which outside powers can aid in creating stability there,or have they already "done too much"?

Accepted Answer

The oil industry plays a crucial economi

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

Accepted Answer

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial

Question 10

The Egyptian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988 was

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A)  Muhammad Fawzi. 
B)  Muammar Qadhafi. 
C)  Naguib Mahfouz. 
D)  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 
E)  Khalil Gibran. 
A)  Muhammad Fawzi. 
B)  Muammar Qadhafi. 
C)  Naguib Mahfouz. 
D)  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 
E)  Khalil Gibran.

Question 11

The Islamic revival of the late twentieth century

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A)  has had a political impact in long-secular Turkey. 
B)  appeared first, and most strongly, in Lebanon. 
C)  is entirely the result of desires by the devout to oppose or reverse all new ideas. 
D)  has focused on matters of belief, thus having little influence on women or politics. 
E)  has had little effect except in Iran. 
A)  has had a political impact in long-secular Turkey. 
B)  appeared first, and most strongly, in Lebanon. 
C)  is entirely the result of desires by the devout to oppose or reverse all new ideas. 
D)  has focused on matters of belief, thus having little influence on women or politics. 
E)  has had little effect except in Iran.

Question 12

Iranian Islam is predominately Sunni,while the traditional ruling group in Iraq is Shi'ite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did the rise of independent states affect the lives and the role of women in African societies? How does that role compare with the role played by women in other parts of the contemporary world?

Accepted Answer

The rise of independent states in Africa

Question 14

During the colonial period,the primary export crop of Egypt and Uganda was

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A)  peanuts. 
B)  coffee. 
C)  cotton. 
D)  palm oil. 
E)  cocoa. 
A)  peanuts. 
B)  coffee. 
C)  cotton. 
D)  palm oil. 
E)  cocoa.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Abioseh Nicol's "A Truly Married Woman"

Accepted Answer

"Abioseh Nicol" refers to Davidson Nicol

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-"neocolonialism"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"neocolonialism"...

Question 17

The Palestine issue included all of the following except it

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A)  was seen by Arabs as a violation of the rights of the native Palestinian majority. 
B)  led to a major Arab-Israeli war in 1948 which was won by Israel due to Arab disunity. 
C)  altered the region's demography by creating an urban Palestinian majority in "Bedouin" Jordan and a Muslim majority in Lebanon. 
D)  was permanently and peacefully settled by the Camp David Accords. 
E)  over time led to violent conflict over the West Bank. 
A)  was seen by Arabs as a violation of the rights of the native Palestinian majority. 
B)  led to a major Arab-Israeli war in 1948 which was won by Israel due to Arab disunity. 
C)  altered the region's demography by creating an urban Palestinian majority in "Bedouin" Jordan and a Muslim majority in Lebanon. 
D)  was permanently and peacefully settled by the Camp David Accords. 
E)  over time led to violent conflict over the West Bank.

Question 18

As a result of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956,

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A)  Egypt was attacked by the British, the French, and the Israelis. 
B)  the Israelis supported Egypt in revenge for the holocaust. 
C)  the Eisenhower administration secured control of the canal for the Europeans by sending in a United States occupation force. 
D)  the Israelis retained perpetual control of the Sinai Peninsula. 
E)  the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan. 
A)  Egypt was attacked by the British, the French, and the Israelis. 
B)  the Israelis supported Egypt in revenge for the holocaust. 
C)  the Eisenhower administration secured control of the canal for the Europeans by sending in a United States occupation force. 
D)  the Israelis retained perpetual control of the Sinai Peninsula. 
E)  the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Israel and Palestine

Accepted Answer

Israel and Palestine are terms that refe

Question 20

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized,in part because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B)  the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C)  Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D)  Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E)  the death of King Faisal. 
A)  the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B)  the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C)  Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D)  Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E)  the death of King Faisal.

Exam 29: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Identify the following terms. -Nigeria's Christians and Muslims

All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except

Identify the following terms. -Sudan's Muslim pastoralists and Christian farmers

Following his election to the presidency of Iran in 2005,this radical issued a statement publically calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western civilization in Africa in the 1940s was/were

In regard to the relationship between Islam and women's rights,which of the following is the most valid statement?

Is it realistic to argue that the Muslim societies of North Africa are so different from those of sub- Saharan Africa that they actually have nothing in common except geographic proximity and the fact that both are ex-colonial areas? Why or why not?

Describe the economic role of the oil industry and its relationship to political stability or instability in the nations of the Middle East.Are there policies by which outside powers can aid in creating stability there,or have they already "done too much"?

Identify the following terms. -Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

The Egyptian novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988 was

The Islamic revival of the late twentieth century

Iranian Islam is predominately Sunni,while the traditional ruling group in Iraq is Shi'ite.

How did the rise of independent states affect the lives and the role of women in African societies? How does that role compare with the role played by women in other parts of the contemporary world?

During the colonial period,the primary export crop of Egypt and Uganda was

Identify the following terms. -Abioseh Nicol's "A Truly Married Woman"

Identify the following terms. -"neocolonialism"

The Palestine issue included all of the following except it

As a result of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956,

Identify the following terms. -Israel and Palestine

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized,in part because of

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