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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following countries are Muslims and Christians at war with each other?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Sudan.

2. 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 seems to have no clear objective for its violence.
(c) Al Qaeda does not target civilians or noncombatants.
(d) Al Qaeda uses different methods, such as bombs.

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

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

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

6. What is the easiest way to trace how terrorist groups get funded?
(a) Listen in on international phone calls.
(b) Have agents infiltrate terrorist cells.
(c) Send marked American dollars to a terrorist group.
(d) Follow the trail of bank transactions and internet contacts.

7. What rationale did Russian President Vladimir Putin give for taking away some rights and freedoms from Russians?
(a) Russia's allies were insisting on the restoration of authoritarian rule.
(b) During the Soviet period, there were no Chechnya-like conflicts.
(c) Russia should cherish its authoritarian roots.
(d) He needed more power in order to restore order.

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

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

10. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?
(a) Russia is likely to be accepted into the European Union.
(b) Russia was invited, but has refused to join, the European Union.
(c) Russia is not being considered for admission to the European Union.
(d) Russia was once, but no longer is, part of the European Union.

11. 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.

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

13. Why did many observers argue that Turkey should be allowed to join the European Union?
(a) Because it would improve understanding between the Christian and Muslim worlds.
(b) Because Turkey will become an economic superpower in the next century.
(c) Because Europe's influence would discourage terrorist activity in Turkey.
(d) Because Turkey is geographically part of Europe and Asia.

14. What happened in Russia in the year 2000 that de Blij says was previously unimaginable?
(a) An unusually long summer growing season.
(b) A democratic transition of power.
(c) An invasion by one of its former satellite countries.
(d) The development of a transportation infrastructure.

15. How does de Blij characterize sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) As the world's neediest region.
(b) As the world's most geographically challenged region.
(c) As the world's most dangerous region.
(d) As the world's politically corrupt region.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the Muslim world once reach?

2. What American President went to China in 1971 and met Chairman Mao?

3. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?

4. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

5. What three groups fought over China in the early 20th century?

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