Middle East History Quiz Part 1

Who was the French diplomat responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal?

• Saddam Hussein

• Ferdinand de Lesseps

• Mohammad Mossadeq

• Sephardim

A form of government where religious leaders hold political power is called:

• Theocracy

• Sephardim

• Oslo Accords

• Palestinian Liberation Organization

The negotiation of oil rights and borders in the Persian Gulf region took place at the:

• Balfour Declaration

• Uqair Conference

• Operation Ajax

• Sharia Law

The leader of the Labor Party in Israel who played a key role in the Oslo Accords is:

• Mohammad Mossadeq

• Yitzhak Rabin

• Ferdinand de Lesseps

• Saddam Hussein

What agreement involved promises of Arab independence in exchange for Arab support against the Ottoman Empire during World War I?

• Husayn-McMahon Correspondence

• Balfour Declaration

• Uqair Conference

• Operation Ajax

Operation Ajax refers to the CIA-led coup in 1953 that removed the Prime Minister of:

• Iraq

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Egypt

Which declaration expressed British support for the establishment of a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine?

• Balfour Declaration

• Sharia Law

• Theocracy

• Desalination

Who was the Prime Minister of Iran overthrown during the CIA-led Operation Ajax in 1953?

• Yitzhak Rabin

• Ferdinand de Lesseps

• Mohammad Mossadeq

• Saddam Hussein

The process of removing salt and other minerals from seawater to make it suitable for drinking is known as:

• Desalination

• Saddam Hussein

• Mohammad Mossadeq

• Yitzhak Rabin

Islamic law based on the teachings of the Quran is known as:

• Husayn-McMahon Correspondence

• Theocracy

• Desalination

• Mohammad Mossadeq