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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Resume normal operations as quickly as possible after an attack.
(c) Ground all planes and institute stricter security measures after each attack.
(d) Stop allowing people from other countries to enter the United States.

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

5. What disease is currently at epidemic levels in sub-Saharan Africa?
(a) Dengue fever.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?

2. Why was Turkey's application to the European Union viewed as controversial?

3. From which direction are terrorists most likely to enter the U.S., according to de Blij?

4. What group provides al Qaeda with most of its soldiers?

5. What was the Cultural Revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

2. How does the physical geography of Afghanistan make it the perfect place for a terrorist base?

3. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

4. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

5. What kinds of places do terrorists thrive in?

6. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

7. How does the population distribution of Europe differ from that of the United States?

8. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

9. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

10. How does de Blij think that the United States could avoid another Cold War?

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