Middle East Test 2: 15 multiple-choice questions on SW Asia; list of the top scoring students

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Mid East Test 2:
A perfect score was earned by Andrew Lopez, Brenda Diaz, Katie Li, Molly Bowman & Kelsey Hickman.

Other top scorers on Mid East 2 (93% or higher), of some 140 students, were:
Hannah Connors, Eric Hunt & Brittany Shelley. Lauren Elise Brown, Andrew Delo, Michael Free & Tyler Edwards. Youmna Moufarrej, Payden Deville, Kyle Schuler, Sam Porter, Katy Natale, Chelsea Fields, Hunter Ward, Sara Mustapha, Nicole Lemoine & Susan Beresko. Jayden Sims, Josh Pawlik, Shea Mighell, Katie McCarthy, Scotty Sanders, Andrew Wood & Sydney Merriman. Sarah Arnold, Mason Nabors, Jessie Bradford & Audra Davis.



The test:

Middle East 2 / Trudeau

1. Zakat, or alms and prayers for the poor, expected 5 times a day, is what we would consider the third Pillar of Islam. T / F
2. The aboriginal peoples of the Arabian and North African deserts: a) Bedouins b) Muezzin c) Jihadists d) Emirs.
3. The nations around the Persian Gulf, says National Geographic, supply about __ of the world’s oil. a) a fourth b) half c) three-fourths d) one third.
4. There is a appealing and well-known Great Mosque in Djenne. In what nation is Djenne (also Jenne)? a) Mali b) Tombouctou c) Niger d) Sahara.
5. Words that begin in “al , “ such as alcohol and algebra, are often rooted in the __ language. a) Arabic b) Hebrew c) Urdu
d) Sunni.
6. Was not once part of the Islamic Empire: a) Palestine b) Spain c) Sicily d) Turkey.
7. The Kaaba is located in a) Mecca b) Medina c) Jerusalem
d) Damascus.
8. Vine-like designs or geometric patterns are referred to as
a) Calligraphy b) Arabesques c) Persian art d) Masjid.
9. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers flow through the “land between the rivers,” or Mesopotamia. They flow parallel to each other in what nation? a) Saudi Arabia b) Iraq c) Syria d) Turkey.
10. Allies of the Germans in WWI: a) France b) Austria-Hungary c) Russia d) Italy.
11. A wacky story, a startling phrase, a special design or, sometimes, an acronym: a) repetition b) mnemonic c) comparison d) dossier.
12. The nation with the smallest area on the Persian Gulf:
a) Qatar b) Kuwait c) United Arab Emirates d) Bahrain.
13. The Iranians (Persians) are in the least advantageous strategic position to block the Strait of Hormuz, which lies between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. T / F
14. 21N, 40E: Name the city closest to that coordinate:
a) Mecca b) Medina c) Baghdad d) Cairo.
15. If we find that the Red Sea is connected to tourism, we can deduce the presence of a) travelers b) snorkeling rentals
c) colorful fish d) coral.

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Thanks to Alex Jobe and his mom for sending Gharaib, sugar-butter cookies topped with an almond and typical of a Lebanese wedding. Alex presented a brief background on ingredients and customs, as do all my students. Merci!

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Thurs, Oct 5: Jerusalem Pop-up Project 25 pts. See web site notes.