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The World We LIve In Test

Multiple Choice (3 Points each) - (each question has only 1 answer)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Ideology is
a.
a group of unrelated ideas.
c.
a political struggle
b.
political and economic policies.
d.
a group of ideas.
 

 2. 
President Jimmy Carter condemned this country for its policy of apartheid.
a.
Ethiopia
c.
Uruguay
b.
South Africa
d.
Argentina
 

 3. 
This was a movie suggesting an alternative to the official 9-11 account.
a.
Loose Change.
c.
Schindler’s List.
b.
Gone with the Wind.
d.
none of these.
 

 4. 
This Iranian leader was to blame for Americans being held hostage in the American embassy in Tehran.
a.
Anwar el-Sadat
c.
Ayatollah Khomeini
b.
Menachem Begin
d.
the shah
 

 5. 
The world’s “Big Three” religions are,
a.
Islam, Buddhism, & Hinduism.
c.
Judaism, Hinduism, & Baptist.
b.
Baptist, Catholic, & Pentecostal.
d.
Islam, Judaism, & Christianity.
 

 6. 
Apartheid is
a.
racial desegregation in South Africa.
c.
a racial policy of the United States.
b.
racial segregation in South Africa.
d.
a part of Soviet Union.
 

 7. 
This is a trade agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
a.
SDI
c.
NAFTA
b.
AFTNA
d.
NIS
 

 8. 
Which of the following best describes Osama bin Laden’s struggle against the United States.
a.
Poverty and Economic problems in the middle east.
c.
religious struggle between two major world religions.
b.
the use of nuclear weapons during World War II.
d.
U.S. Support for Israel and the presence of U.S. troops in the middle east.
 

 9. 
The use of force or the threat of force is
a.
civil war.
c.
politics.
b.
terrorism.
d.
militarism.
 

 10. 
Isolationism is
a.
working with other countries to establish peace
c.
a form of communism.
b.
non-involvement in world affairs.
d.
none of these.
 

 11. 
According to Dylan Avery’s “Loose Change”
a.
the Pentagon was hit by “Flight 77.”
c.
the World Trade Center was hit by a missile.
b.
the Pentagon was hit by a missile.
d.
none of these.
 

 12. 
Possibly caused by air pollution, this steady increase in average world temperatures is called
a.
American warming.
c.
Gaia warming.
b.
global warming.
d.
earth warming.
 

 13. 
Which President said we should trade with other countries but to avoid political involvement?
a.
George Washington
c.
Ronald Reagan
b.
Abraham Lincoln
d.
Bill Clinton
 

 14. 
The United States went to war against Iraq when this leader invaded Kuwait.
a.
Mikhail Gorbachev
c.
Boris Yeltsin
b.
Lech Walesa
d.
Saddam Hussein
 

 15. 
The Cold War was
a.
an ideological struggle between democracy and communism.
c.
a political struggle in Afghanistan.
b.
a series of military battles between the United States and the Soviet Union.
d.
a struggle between Israel and Arab countries.
 

 16. 
“Loose Change” concluded that
a.
the events of 9-11 were the result of a government conspiracy.
c.
9-11 was planned by Saddam Hussein.
b.
Osama bin Laden was responsible for 9-11.
d.
none of these.
 

 17. 
Islam is a religion founded by
a.
Jesus.
c.
Muhammad.
b.
Abraham.
d.
Buddha.
 

 18. 
President Ronald Reagan followed this policy of cutting rules and regulations that government agencies placed on businesses.
a.
glasnost
c.
Reaganomics
b.
perestroika
d.
deregulation
 

 19. 
An infidel is
a.
a non-believer.
c.
a store owner in the middle east.
b.
a faithful Muslim.
d.
none of these.
 

 20. 
A religious struggle or holy war is
a.
crusade.
c.
infidel.
b.
evangelism.
d.
jihad.
 

 21. 
Most of the 9-11 hijackers came from which country:
a.
Israel.
c.
Saudi Arabia.
b.
Iran.
d.
Iraq
 

 22. 
The nation of Israel was established
a.
as a home land for Palestinian refugees.
c.
as a British Colony in the 1940’s.
b.
to stop terrorism in the middle east.
d.
as a home land for Jews.
 

 23. 
The Clinton administration's health-care reform plan was
a.
never put into action.
c.
put into effect.
b.
applauded by the people.
d.
passed by Congress.
 

 24. 
Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization and means
a.
“the struggle.”
c.
infidel.
b.
“the base.”
d.
none of these.
 

 25. 
This 1992 presidential hopeful called himself a New Democrat.
a.
Jesse Jackson
c.
H. Ross Perot
b.
George Bush
d.
Bill Clinton
 

Multiple Response (5 Points each)  (each question may have more then 1 answer)
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 26. 
Osama bin Laden
 a.
comes from a wealthy Saudi family.
 d.
all of these.
 b.
fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
 e.
none of these.
 c.
is the leader of al Qaeda.
 

 27. 
“Loose Change”
 a.
was written by Dylan Avery.
 d.
has some truth to it but comes to some questionable conclusions.
 b.
is a conspiracy theory.
 e.
none of these.
 c.
is an accurate telling of the events of 9-11.
 

Matching (2 Points each)
 
 
a.
George W. Bush
d.
Osama bin Laden
b.
9-11
e.
Saddam Hussein
c.
Bill Clinton
 

 28. 

 terrorist attacks on the Untied States.
 

 29. 

 won the electoral college vote and the Presidency in the 2000 election.
 

 30. 

 terrorist leader of al Qaeda
 

 31. 

 42nd President of United States.
 

 32. 

 former dictator in Iraq
 

Short Answer (pick one and answer as completely as you can, complete sentences and complete thoughts, avoid pronouns like “he” or “she”)
 

 33. 
Using complete sentences and complete thoughts, describe Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.
 

 34. 
Using complete sentences with complete thoughts, describe the events of 9-11.
 



 
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