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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to de Blij, what is geographically contentious about Europe?
(a) Its offshore mineral rights.
(b) Its cultural rivalries.
(c) Its eastern border.
(d) Its shared currency.

2. Why did the battle for Chechen independence become an Islamic terrorist movement?
(a) The Chechens recruit leaders from Muslim countries.
(b) Chechnya is the location of an important Muslim holy place.
(c) Chechens began getting funding from Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
(d) Many Chechens converted to Islam after the Soviet Union collapsed.

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

4. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?
(a) A famine.
(b) A tsunami.
(c) Flooding.
(d) Twin earthquakes.

5. Why did both the United States and the Soviet Union support African tyrants?
(a) Because both countries needed military support from African leaders.
(b) Because neither country wanted to share its system of government with other countries.
(c) Because coping with a tyrant seemed better than losing a battle in the Cold War.
(d) Because neither country wanted to be forced to give aid to Africa.

6. What is a madrassas?
(a) An Islamic holy place.
(b) A Muslim church or temple.
(c) An Islamic extremist school.
(d) A place where Muslims go on pilgrimmage.

7. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?
(a) Because it did not want Afghanistan to become a Communist country.
(b) Because it was interested in drilling for oil in the Caspian Sea region.
(c) Because it hoped to set up a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.
(d) Because it supported the religious views of the Taliban.

8. What country did Afghan refugees flee to when the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan?
(a) Kazakhstan.
(b) Tajikistan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Pakistan.

9. Which of the following locations seems like a likely target for terrorists, according to de Blij?
(a) Airplanes traveling between North America and Europe.
(b) Large cities in secular Western countries.
(c) Popular Western resorts located near known terrorist refuges.
(d) Western hotels in countries that are allied with the U.S.

10. What organization binds the United States and Europe together?
(a) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(b) The North American Free Trade Agreement.
(c) The European Community.
(d) The European Economic Community.

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

12. What event became known in China as the "Great Leap Forward"?
(a) Collectivization of farms.
(b) The invasion of Tibet.
(c) The campaign against Confucianism.
(d) Implementation of the one family, one child policy.

13. What is a fatwa?
(a) A religious pilgrimmage.
(b) A proclamation dictating how Muslims should live.
(c) A holy war.
(d) An extremist Islamic school.

14. How does de Blij think that the U.S. should react to terrorist attacks on airplanes?
(a) Require all American passengers to carry passports with them at all times.
(b) Stop allowing people from other countries to enter the United States.
(c) Resume normal operations as quickly as possible after an attack.
(d) Ground all planes and institute stricter security measures after each attack.

15. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Mexico City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treaty, signed by Italy, France, West Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg in 1957, created the European Economic Community?

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

3. Which of the following was the only other country to recognize Chechnya as independent in 1999?

4. How far did the Muslim world once reach?

5. How do subsidizing American farmers hurt Africans?

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