Individuals & Families of Arab Descent

English speakers came to refer to the area centered around the Persian Gulf as the

• League of Arab States

• Middle East

• Saudi Arabian peninsula

• Jazirat Al-Rukn

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_______ are individuals who have ancestral ties to the Saudi Arabian peninsula and have traditionally followed the Islamic faith.

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Not all countries in the geographic Middle East self-define as "Arab"

• True

• False

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The League of Arab States was founded in

• 1981

• 1890

• 1945

• 2000

The second group of Arab immigrants that migrated to the US after WWII were educated Muslims with the means to escape undesirable situations. Their exodus was known as the

• Transition Seekers

• Exodus Group

• Brain Drain

• Opportunity Pursuers

Which tragedy in the United States resulted in a backlash experienced by the Arab-American community?

• Economic Recession

• PATRIOT Act

• Enron Scandal

• 9/11

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Another way to view the Arab-American family is through the term 'estrangement'.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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_______ refers to the sense of closeness, relationship, and connection between family members or people with shared blood ties.

The largest religious group within Arab Americans is

• Islam

• Christian Protestant

• Catholic

• Christian Orthodox

Islam Means

• Peace through submission

• God's revelations

• Ethical livelihood

• religious unity