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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, pp. 72-103.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Peel Commission created to investigate?
(a) Jewish terrorism.
(b) Arab riots.
(c) Jewish riots.
(d) Arab terrorism.

2. Beside Palestine, what other location does the founder of Zionism think would be suitable for a Jewish state?
(a) China.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

3. How many agencies did the founder of Zionism want to create to help the Jews emigrate?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Who was promoting a Jewish state and founded Zionism?
(a) Theodor Herzl.
(b) David Ben Gurion.
(c) Joseph Coen.
(d) Karl Rosenberg.

5. When did the British ask the U.N. to consider the Palestine problem?
(a) Feb 14, 1948.
(b) Feb 14, 1946.
(c) Feb 14, 1947.
(d) Feb 14, 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency in 1939?

2. How many Jews were allowed to get into Palestine by the White Paper of 1939?

3. Who wanted the Arab nation to be a land where everyone had equal rights and freedom of religion?

4. When was the Balfour declaration according to Part 1, pp. 2-36?

5. When was the British mandate in Palestine, according to Part II pp. 38-72?

(see the answer key)

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