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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, pp. 158-212.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Emir Feisal's title?
(a) King of Mecca.
(b) Calif of Mecca.
(c) Nabab of Mecca.
(d) Sheriff of Mecca.

2. Who was the Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency in 1939?
(a) David Hamberg.
(b) David Ben Gurion.
(c) Joseph Kramer.
(d) Karl Staberg.

3. What did the British pledge to support?
(a) The Partition of Palestine.
(b) Unlimited Jewish immigration.
(c) Full control of Palestine by the Jews.
(d) Arab independence.

4. When did the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry publish its report?
(a) May 1, 1949.
(b) May 1, 1948.
(c) May 1, 1946.
(d) May 1, 1947.

5. When did the General Syrian Congress answer to the King-Crane Commission?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1918
(d) 1916

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nasser move his troops in the Sinai to block Israel from using the waterway?

2. What was Ahmed Shukairy's profession?

3. What does a British policy commission recommends against in 1938?

4. How long of a transitional period did the U.N. set to create provisional governments?

5. Why do the British want the Jewish immigration to be controlled?

(see the answer key)

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