Chapter 27 Test 2009 A

  1. Which camel will you most likely find in the Middle East?
  2. 1 hump – Arabian
  3. 2 hump – Bactrian
  4. Only Male camels
  5. Only Female camels
  1. How did the camel play a role in the spread of Islam?
  2. They were used as military transport vehicles
  3. Muhammad worked with camels and carried the message out of the desert
  4. People in the Middle East use camels, like Native Americans use buffalo
  5. Cities developed near sources of water
  1. What is the hump?
  2. Extra water
  3. Extra muscle
  4. Extra fat
  5. Extra cartilage
  1. How can you tell if a camel has just returned from a long caravan trip across the desert?
  2. It has bloodshot eyes
  3. The camel has leathery patches on its feet and chest
  4. You can see its tail
  5. The hump has disappeared or become smaller
  1. What nickname has the camel earned because of the work it can do a desert?
  2. Ship of the desert
  3. Man’s best friend
  4. Sunni sunshine
  5. Arabian albatross
  1. An obstacle to Pan-Arabism is
  2. Nationalism
  3. Socialism
  4. Imperialism
  5. Communism
  1. When did the Pan-Arabism movement begin?
  2. At the time of first civilizations, 2500 BC
  3. Near the beginning of Islam, 700 AD
  4. Around the Age of Imperialism, 19th & 20th Century
  5. After election of Barack Obama, 2008
  1. What obstacle to Pan-Arabism dealt with financial differences between nations?
  2. Ethnic groups
  3. Religion
  4. Generation gaps
  5. Economic gaps
  1. What type of government describes the organization of Israel and Turkey?
  2. Monarchy
  3. Dictatorship
  4. Republic
  5. Sharia
  1. What nations in the Middle East are governed by monarchs?
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Jordan
  4. Turkey
  5. Both a & b are correct
  1. Unlike Iran, Turkey has
  2. Become a secular state.
  3. stayed close to traditional Muslim values.
  4. avoided close ties with the West.
  5. advanced the cause of Arab unity.
  1. Which of the following did the Islamists object to?
  2. the influence of the clergy on social life
  3. westernization
  4. creating programs to feed the growing populations
  5. urbanization
  1. Which of the following accurately describes Arab Socialism?
  2. Government-owned factories have proved to be inefficient.
  3. Socialism resulted in strong economic growth in the Middle East.
  4. Some Middle Eastern governments have turned from socialism to communism
  5. The recent trend is for governments to take over small, family-run businesses.
  1. In Middle Eastern society, women have increasingly been at the center of a conflict between the forces of modernization and the
  2. values of traditional Muslim culture.
  3. need to reduce the birth rate.
  4. forces of nationalism.
  5. values of western culture.
  1. Which of the following was an outcome of the revolution in Iran?
  2. Iran became a Muslim theocracy
  3. closer ties with the West
  4. nationalization of the oil industry
  5. increased modernization
  1. What was the main cause of the civil war in Lebanon?
  2. A fight between Muslims and Communists.
  3. A struggle over the country’s vast oil wealth.
  4. A battle over political power between Muslims and Christians.
  5. A battle between Muslims and Jews.
  1. Which statement is most accurate about the achievement of economic goals of Middle Eastern nations?
  2. No countries have developed economies
  3. All Middle Eastern countries are wealthy from oil profits
  4. Countries have shared wealth to help each other grow
  5. Success has been mixed
  1. What has been the main resource for the development of Middle Eastern economies?
  2. Water
  3. Diamonds
  4. Oil
  5. Steel
  1. Which statement best describes the change in population in the Middle East over the last 50 years?
  2. The population is smaller
  3. The population is the same size
  4. The population ahs exploded
  5. All of the above
  1. Which of the following have increased agricultural output in the Middle East?
  2. New tools and technology
  3. Irrigation and fertigation projects
  4. Better seeds and fertilizers
  5. All of the above
  1. Which is the main factor in the generation gap in the Middle East?
  2. The younger generation wants to leave the region.
  3. The younger generation doesn’t believe in Islam.
  4. The younger generation can read and write.
  5. The younger generation wants western-style democratic rule.
  1. Iran’s economic development has been due largely to its
  2. Location
  3. Oil resources
  4. Ethnic diversity
  5. Islamic revolution
  1. A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that
  2. Traditional values were being undermined by western ideas
  3. Women were being denied political rights
  4. Israel had lost its influence in the Middle East
  5. Religious leaders were becoming too powerful
  1. One Middle East country that has not adopted a secular (non religious) law code is
  2. Syria.
  3. Iran.
  4. Egypt
  5. Iraq.
  1. Many Middle Easterners move to cities because
  2. they want to go to work for one of the oil companies.
  3. they want to live in the bidonvilles or gecekondus.
  4. they are tired of life on the farms.
  5. they seek opportunities for work.

Chapter 27 TestName:______

Identifications

  1. Hijab
  2. westernization
  3. Halal
  4. Al Qaeda
  5. Diffusion
  6. Pan Arabism
  7. Shariah
  8. Islamist
  9. desalination
  10. extremist

Listing/Short Answer

List three adaptations the camel has made to survive the desert

If a cities population grew from 2 million to 15 million, what challenges would that city face?

What does the Koran say about criticism of Muhammad?

Why did farmers fail when they were given modern tools and equipment?

Why do Middle Eastern nations look to the Europe, Japan, and other nations for high-tech goods?

Where is one nation that women must be veiled?