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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Cultural Revolution?
(a) A purge of Chinese citizens who were viewed as bourgeois.
(b) A grassroots movement to make China more democratic.
(c) An attempt by the Chinese military to stage a coup.
(d) A campaign to teach more cultural information in Chinese schools.

2. How long has the European unification movement been underway?
(a) Since the end of World War I.
(b) Since the League of Nations was formed.
(c) Since the break-up of the former Soviet Union.
(d) Since the U.S. initiated the Marshall Plan in 1948.

3. Which of the following was the only other country to recognize Chechnya as independent in 1999?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) The United States.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. What changes does de Blij suggest show that the European Union may eventually form one nation?
(a) Political statements that show leaders intend to merge all of Europe's countries into one.
(b) Sharing a currency and allowing travelers to cross borders without documentation.
(c) Military alliances and shared weapons and intelligence.
(d) Newspapers and bullet trains that link countries and share patrons.

5. What was the USSR?
(a) An exclave of Russia located along its northern border.
(b) One of the world's two superpowers during the Cold War.
(c) The group that fought for Afghan independence during the 1980s.
(d) The Asian version of the European Union.

6. How far did the Muslim world once reach?
(a) From Saudia Arabia to Iran.
(b) From Turkey to Kazakhstan.
(c) From Palestine to India.
(d) From Spain to western China.

7. In which of the following nations is terrorism likely to thrive, according to de Blij?
(a) Guatemala and Nicaragua.
(b) Somalia and Eritrea.
(c) Spain and Portugal.
(d) China and India.

8. What group provides al Qaeda with most of its soldiers?
(a) Disenchanted Afghan young people.
(b) Conservative Muslim cleric-teachers.
(c) Former students of the madrassas.
(d) Muslims who have lived in Western countries.

9. Who was King Leopold II?
(a) The leader of the Kenyan independence movement.
(b) The author of an important book on geography and Africa.
(c) The last leader of South Africa during apartheid.
(d) The Belgian King who murdered 10 million Congolese.

10. What does de Blij say is the difference between an act of state-sponsored terrorism and an act of war?
(a) De Blij says that terrorist attacks are personal vendettas.
(b) De Blij says that terrorist attacks target soldiers and politicians.
(c) De Blij says that it is not clear what the difference is.
(d) De Blij says that terrorist acts are motivated by religious faith.

11. Why is sub-Saharan Africa so isolated?
(a) Sub-Saharan Africa has very extreme weather, with frequent storms.
(b) The Sahara makes it hard to travel between north and south Africa.
(c) North African countries used to boycott South Africa becauseof apartheid.
(d) The people of the north and south have different religious faiths.

12. What does de Blij say is the difference between terrorist acts committed by the Corsicans, the Basques, the Tamils, and the Chechens, and terrorist acts committed by al Qaeda?
(a) Al Qaeda is based in just one country.
(b) Al Qaeda does not target civilians or noncombatants.
(c) Al Qaeda uses different methods, such as bombs.
(d) Al Qaeda seems to have no clear objective for its violence.

13. Who was Shamil Basayev?
(a) An Islamic cleric-teacher with a great deal of influence.
(b) Russia's first president after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
(c) A leader in the Chechen independence movement.
(d) The leader of an organized crime gang.

14. What other country supported the mujahideen in Afghanistan?
(a) India.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) China.

15. Where does de Blij hope that a new, more liberal form of Islam will emerge?
(a) In Europe.
(b) In Africa.
(c) In the Pacific Rim.
(d) In the Middle East.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?

2. Why should Americans take a special interest in Africa?

3. Which part of Africa has been Islamic since the 7th century?

4. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?

5. What is the world's largest country in terms of territory?

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