Deck 8: North Africa and the Middle East

Question 1

As far back as the creation of Israel the U.S. has been fielding the criticism and often the blame for Israel's intransigence, her belligerence, and her arrogance and cold bloodedness. The question of a Separate ________ remains as much in focus today as it did over half a century ago:

A) Lebanese territory
B) Palestinian state
C) Jewish state
D) Islamic caliphate

Answer 1

Palestinian state

Question 2

The Balfour Declaration from the British point of view was to win support for the war from the:

A) Arab League.
B) Turks.
C) Jews.
D) Palestinians.

Answer 2

Jews.

Question 3

The Stern Gang was an extreme right wing organization founded by Avraham Stern in 1940 as a split-off group from:

A) PFLP.
B) Qibya.
C) Irgun.
D) The Israeli Defense Force.

Answer 3

Irgun.

Question 4

The term "Special Night Squads" comes from an invention of ________ in Palestine in 1938.

A) Mossad
B) Israeli government
C) Unit 101
D) the British Army

Question 5

It is believed the attack on the La Belle discotheque in Berlin on April 5, 1986, which claimed the life of one U.S. serviceman and injured several scores of others, was the work of:

A) PLO.
B) Libyan agents.
C) Mossad.
D) HAMAS.

Question 6

The Al-Fatah terrorist wing responsible for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games massacre was known as:

A) Hamas.
B) Abu Nidal.
C) PLO.
D) Black September.

Question 7

What does the al Aqsa Brigade use as its 'weapon' to inspire its struggle for an independent Palestine?

A) Islam
B) Suicide bombers
C) Shari'a
D) Car bombs

Question 8

The Islamic Jihad has close ties to ________ and continues its assault on the Egyptian government.

A) The PLO
B) The Muslim Brotherhood
C) Al Qaeda
D) Hezbollah

Question 9

At a military review on October 6, 1981, ________ was taking the salute when he was cut down by a burst of machine gun fire from his own troops in a bloody twenty-five-second rampage.

A) Hosni Mubarak
B) President Nasser
C) Menachem Begin
D) Anwar Sadat

Question 10

The militant members of the PLO were known as:

A) Al Aqsa Martyrs.
B) Hezbollah.
C) Unit 101.
D) Fedayeen.

Question 11

On September 13^th 1993 the Declaration of Principles between Israel and the Palestinians was signed. Palestinian groups formerly under the umbrella of the PLO such as ________ and ________, suspended their participation in the PLO in protest and continued their campaigns of violence.

A) The Lebanese Hezbollah and the Shiites
B) The PFLP and the DFLPH
C) al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood
D) The al Aqsa Martyrs and Hezbollah

Question 12

Under Ariel Sharon's ________, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will continue to be subjected to the effective control of the Israeli military.

A) Engagement Plan
B) Declaration of principles
C) Disengagement Plan
D) War plan

Question 13

An Al-Fatah terrorist wing - Black September takes its name from the date its members were expelled from which country?

A) Jordan
B) Israel
C) Lebanon
D) Syria

Question 14

The central figure in the establishment of the HAMAS organization was ________ whose ideology fuelled current Palestinian terrorism.

A) Sheikh Abu Katada
B) Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
C) Yasser Arafat
D) Sheikh Abu Hamza al Masri

Question 15

HAMAS dates back to the mid-1980, when it identified itself as a wing of:

A) Armed Islamic Resistance.
B) Islamic Jihad.
C) Hezbollah.
D) Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood.

Question 16

The Moroccan government has rigorously investigated all terrorist acts and threats and has been successful in countering any Islamic radicalism unrest within its borders.

Question 17

In October 2007, Syria openly supported Turkey's decision to mount cross border military operations to attack Kurdish rebels.

Question 18

Terrorists, fundamentalists and other political factions are active in the one-party state of Syria.

Question 19

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has its roots among the Palestinian fundamentalist of the refugee camps in Lebanon.

Question 20

The successes of Hezbollah are partly due to its fanatical and charismatic leader, Imad Mugniyah.

Question 21

Hezbollah was intent on establishing an Islamic state in Lebanon.

Question 22

Yasser Arafat was held responsible for the massacre at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut.

Question 23

Hezbollah's main targets are the Israeli Jews, but it has also targeted non-Islamic influences in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.

Question 24

Sunni Muslims account for about 10 percent of the world's Muslim population; the remaining 90 percent is Shi'a Muslims.

Question 25

The Janjaweed or 'evil horsemen' operating in the Sudan are comprised of mainly orthodox Christians from sub Saharan Africa.

Question 26

To assist in security, Jordan's King Abdullah has allowed Palestinian fighters to return to the West Bank.

Question 27

After PIJ leader Fathi Shaqaqi's death in October 1995, Ramadan Abdullah Shallah became the new leader of Hamas and a member of its Shura.

Question 28

The international legal definition for the crime of genocide is found in Articles II and III of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Article III describes five punishable forms of the crime of genocide: genocide, conspiracy, incitement, attempt and complicity.

Question 29

The April 14^th 1986 airborne attack by the U.S. with the bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi was the first occasion when the U.S. had used military action against a country in response to an act or acts of terrorism.

Question 30

As early as January 2007, Hamas announced that it would never negotiate with Israel and would not be abiding by any of the treaties that Fatah had previously negotiated with the Israelis.