Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 18: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Today

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Which of the following countries in North Africa is the largest by landmass?
A)Egypt
B)Libya
C)Algeria
D)Morocco
2
Which of the following countries was once ruled by Muammar al-Qaddafi?
A)Egypt
B)Libya
C)Algeria
D)Morocco
3
Which country contains the Suez Canal?
A)Egypt
B)Libya
C)Algeria
D)Morocco
4
Which country in Southwest Asia has the largest population?
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Israel
D)Turkey
5
Which country was founded in 1948 as a Jewish republic?
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Israel
D)Turkey
6
Which of the following is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Israel
D)Turkey
7
In 2003, American and British forces invaded ____ and overthrew Saddam Hussein.
A)Iraq
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Israel
D)Turkey
8
Which country is the largest of the Central Asian Republics?
A)Armenia
B)Tajikistan
C)Turkmenistan
D)Kazakhstan
9
The government of _____ fought a bitter civil war in the 1990s with Muslim political groups.
A)Armenia
B)Tajikistan
C)Turkmenistan
D)Kazakhstan
10
____ was the first country to make Christianity the official religion.
A)Armenia
B)Tajikistan
C)Turkmenistan
D)Kazakhstan
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