1. The majority of Muslims belong to the sect known as the:
A. Sunni.
B. Shiites.
C. Kurds.
D. Alawis.
2. The Aswan High Dam was built as a result of the Nile Waters Agreement, concluded between:
A. Egypt and Sudan.
B. Algeria and Tunisia.
C. Turkey and Syria.
D. Egypt and Israel.
3. The mountainous region running through northern Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia is the:
A. Maghreb.
B. Rub al Khali.
C. Negev.
D. Sudd.
4. The only country in Arab southwest Asia named after a family is:
A. Iraq.
B. Saudi Arabia.
C. Lebanon.
D. Syria.
5. The Gulf Cooperation Council is dominated by:
A. Iraq.
B. Saudi Arabia.
C. Kuwait.
D. Iran.
6. Mesopotamia, the "cradle of civilization," is located in:
A. Egypt.
B. Iran.
C. Iraq.
D. Syria.
7. Foreign workers comprise eighty percent of the labor force in:
A. Iran.
B. Turkey.
C. Sudan.
D. Kuwait.
8. If quite unlucky, one might encounter a janjaweed while visiting southern:
A. Sudan.
B. Turkey.
C. Oman.
D. Israel.