The State of Israel

What is the main religion practiced in Israel?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

Which geographic region covers 60% of Israel?

• Negev Desert

• Central Hills

• Mediterranean Coastal Plain

• Jordan Rift Valley

What is the Knesset?

• Israel's prime minister

• Israel's head of state

• Israel's parliament

• Israel's government system

Which of the following industries does Israel NOT specialize in?

• Oil

• Technology

• Diamond cutting

• Pharmaceuticals

Which increased international support for a modern state of Israel?

• anti-Semitism in the United States

• Zionists working in the former Ottoman Empire

• Egyptian claims on the Gaza Strip and West Bank

• the Holocaust

Which is a major goal for the Zionists?

• a self-ruling Jewish homeland

• trade with oil-producing countries

• Palestinian Arabs having their own government

• providing access to the Dome of the Rock for Islamic worshipers

How did the Holocaust lead to the creation of modern Israel?

• Nazis thought it would be better for Jews to leave Germany.

• The United Nations voted to create a homeland for the Jews to compensate the people for their tremendous suffering.

• American troops were willing to move the survivors to a safe location.

• Zionists believed that Holocaust survivors needed a place to gather and grieve.

Which of the four geographic regions of Israel covers over 60% of Israel?

• Mediterranean Coastal Plain

• Central Hills

• Jordan Rift Valley

• Negev Desert

How is Israel’s economy impacted by an increase in the price of oil?

• Israel’s economy grows when the price of oil increases since Israel has an abundance of oil.

• Israel’s economy is not impacted by changes in the price of oil because it does not use oil.

• Israel’s economy is hurt by an increase in the price of oil since they have to import oil.

• Israel’s economy is helped by an increase in the price of oil since Israel is one of the major oil exporters in the world.

Which major body of water does Israel border?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Arabian Sea