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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?
(a) The south.
(b) The east.
(c) The west.
(d) The north.

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

4. What is Afghanistan like today?
(a) It has a thriving agriculturally-based economy.
(b) It lacks most modern amenities.
(c) It is a modern Islamic country.
(d) It has become a satellite of Communist Russia.

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

6. What methods did European powers use to subjugate Africa?
(a) Fear, intimidation, and violence.
(b) Incentives and rewards.
(c) Foreign aid, food, and public education.
(d) Inspiration and role-modeling.

7. How does Europe's population compare with the population of the United States?
(a) Europe is about four times more populous than the United States.
(b) Europe has about the same size population as the United States.
(c) Europe has half the population of the United States.
(d) Europe has twice the population of the United States.

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

9. Why was Turkey's application to the European Union viewed as controversial?
(a) Because Turkey is an Islamic country.
(b) Because Turkey has a poor human rights record and a militarized government.
(c) Because Turkey is culturally very different from European countries.
(d) Because Turkey is geographically more a part of Asia than Europe.

10. Why should Americans take a special interest in Africa?
(a) Because an African country may someday become a superpower.
(b) Because African countries need American foreign aid.
(c) Because the African-American population has ancestral links to Africa.
(d) Because the United States needs immigrants from Africa.

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

12. Why do many people argue that it is pointless to send foreign aid to Africa?
(a) Because Africans do not need help from anyone.
(b) Because African governments are so corrupt.
(c) Because Africa's problems are too big for the U.S. to help with.
(d) Because Africa is too far away to affect the U.S.

13. Which part of Africa has been Islamic since the 7th century?
(a) South Africa.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Central Africa.
(d) West Africa.

14. How does the Chechen independence movement affect Groznyy?
(a) Much of Groznyy's population emigrates to Russia.
(b) Groznyy's unemployment rate skyrockets.
(c) Groznyy is bombed into a shell of a city.
(d) Groznyy is devastated by fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following nations is terrorism likely to thrive, according to de Blij?

2. What was the Cultural Revolution?

3. What are China's current territorial claims based on?

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

5. Who is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?

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