Israel-Palestine Conflict Quiz

What was the primary cause of the conflict between Israel and Palestine over the last several decades?

• Cultural practices

• Language

• Land

• Theological differences

In the late 19th century, which empire ruled over what we now know as Palestine?

• Austro-Hungarian Empire

• British Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

What was the population distribution in Ottoman Palestine according to records from 1878?

• 87% Muslim, 10% Christian, 3% Jewish

• 50% Muslim, 30% Christian, 20% Jewish

• 60% Muslim, 30% Christian, 10% Jewish

• 70% Muslim, 20% Christian, 10% Jewish

Who was Theodor Herzl?

• A British official

• An Arab leader

• A Jewish journalist

• A Palestinian farmer

What was the Balfour Declaration?

• A promise to end World War One

• A promise to establish a Palestinian state

• A promise to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine

• A promise to divide Arab territories

What was the result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

• Palestine gained more land

• The British regained control of Palestine

• The war ended in a stalemate

• Israel occupied a third more land than under the UN proposal

What did the UN Resolution 242 call for?

• Israel withdrawing from the territory acquired in the war

• The establishment of a single state

• The division of Palestine into three states

• The end of Jewish immigration

What does the term 'intifada' mean?

• Peace agreement

• Shaking off

• Land acquisition

• War declaration

When was the first intifada launched?

• 1987

• 1980

• 1967

• 1993

What was the primary goal of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)?

• To establish Jewish settlements

• To achieve a Palestinian state

• To support British rule

• To divide Palestine into separate states