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Unit Exam: Religion and The Middle East

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND MARK ON ANSWER SHEET

1. The Holy City for the religion of Islam

a. Bethlehem
b. Mecca
c. Israel
d. Medina
2. The pilgrimage that is taken in the last month of the Islamic Calendar
a. The Hajj
b. The Night Journey
c. The Pilgrimage
d. March to Mecca
3. Word for permitted foods
a. Hajj
b. Umma
c. Halal
d. Imam
4. NOT a Pillar of Islam
a. Salat
b. Shahada
c. Zakat
d. Hijra
5. The religious institution/place of worship for muslims
a. Church
b. Synagogue
c. Mosque
d. Monastery
6. Headcovering worn by muslim women
a. Hijab
b. Burka
c. Habit
d. Scarf
7. The month of Ramadan is characterized by
a. Feasting for one month
b. Fasting for one month
c. Staying awake from sunrise to sunset
d. Meditating from sunrise to sunset
8. NOT a sect of Islam
a. Sunni
b. Zionist
 c. Shiite
9. Anti-Israel group that refuses to recognize Israel as a country
a. Sunni
b. Shiite
c. Jihadists
d. Hamas
10. The year Israel was established
a. 1967
b. 1983
c. 1948
d. 1952
11. PLO stands for
a. Palestinian Liberation Organization
b. Palestinian Liberal Organization
c. Palestine Loves Oranges
d. Peoples Life Organization
12. Leader of PLO
a. Saddam Hussein
b. Osama Bin Laden
c. Yasser Arafat
d. Benjamin Netanyahu
13. Father of all three monotheistic religions
a. Jesus
b. Abraham
c. Mohammed
d. Moses
14. City at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
a. Jerusalem
b. Bethlehem
c. Mecca
d. Medina
15. A location that is NOT largely populated by palestinian people
a. Gaza Strip
b. West Bank
c. Golan Heights
d. Nazareth

Short Answer
RESPOND TO THE PROMPT IN 1-2 FULL PARAGRAPHS

1. Compare and contrast Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

2. Identify and describe obstacles to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict