World Affairs Final Exam Test Questions

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  • According to President Bush, the principal reason the U.S. decided to take military action against Iraq was: 
  • After days of heavy fighting coalition forces gained control of Iraq's second-biggest city. What city is that?
  • All of the following are foreign policy objectives except:
  • All of the following are pillars of Islam, EXCEPT: 
  • Angry with France, the congressional cafeteria changed the name of French fries to ______ fries.
  • Cows are most closely associated with
  • Define Casus Belli
  • Define Ethnocentrism
  • Define monotheism
  • Diaspora is:
  • For most of the last two years, the stock market has been a:
  • France objected to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Who is the president of France? 
  • How did Gandhi die?
  • How long does it take a population (or any other geometric growth) to double?
  • How many non-permanent members are there on the UN Security Council?
  • If a population pyramid is shaped like a rectangle, what demographic stage is that population in?
  • In February a nightclub fire–the second-deadliest in the U.S. during the past 50 years–occurred in: 
  • In the Iraq war, journalists were allowed to travel with military units. The term for these journalists was: 
  • Iraq invaded this small neighbor in 1990.
  • Iraq's best troops were called the ______ Guard.
  • Islam’s 2 holiest cities are
  • Islam's holiest city is: 
  • Islam's holy book differs from that of the other religions of the region in what way?
  • Looters stripped Iraq's national museum of ancient archeological treasures. In ancient times, what is now Iraq was:
  • Members of what minority group that controls part of northern Iraq celebrated when Iraq's regime ended?
  • More than 60% of Iraq's people belong to what branch of Islam?
  • Nearly 100 cities and towns, plus the state of Hawaii, have passed resolutions condemning: 
  • Once these fundamentalist Islamic militants took control of Afghanistan, they began a violent, puritanical rule.
  • Pakistan's president is named what?
  • Part of Iraq is known as the Fertile Crescent. It's around the junction of the _____ and Euphrates Rivers.
  • People who generally oppose warfare are described as: 
  • Pres. Bush called Iraq, Iran and North Korea the: 
  • President Bush asked that the U.S. provide $15 billion to fight AIDS on what continent?
  • Quid pro quo means:
  • SARS is Severe Acute ______ Syndrome.
  • Somebody who believes in reincarnation is probably
  • Someone who believes in enlightenment is probably
  • Someone who believes in the resurrection of Jesus is probably
  • Someone who believes that winds have spirits is probably
  • Syria's current ruler is named what?
  • The "road map" peace plan for the Middle East includes setting up a permanent country for what people?
  • The act of unpredictable violence against people or governments can be described as
  • The average lifespan of Americans falls within which range?
  • The company formerly run by Vice President Dick Cheney that is likely to share in the estimated $2 billion of contracts to rebuild Iraq's oil industry after Gulf War II is: 
  • The current Deputy Secretary of Defense is: 
  • The current leader of Jordan is
  • The diplomat who was searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq prior to the war, is: 
  • The head of the Pentagon's Office of Reconstruction, who became the de facto ruler of Iraq, is: 
  • The leader of the exiled Iraqi National Congress, and the Pentagon's choice to head an Iraqi interim authority, is: 
  • The Massachusetts Senator who is considered to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination in 2004 is: 
  • The new majority leader of the Senate, who is also a heart- and lung-transplant surgeon, is: 
  • The organization headed by General Tommy Franks is: 
  • The percentage of DNA that all human beings have in common is: 
  • The reign of Saddam Hussein came to an end after a battle that lasted: 
  • The term used to describe the strategy of massive bombing in Gulf War II is: 
  • The U.S. official who presented intelligence to the United Nations against Iraq is: 
  • The United Nations is headquartered in what city?
  • This American president helped to organize the 1979 Camp David Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
  • This man said to have carried out a campaign of genocide in Iraq in the 1980s was killed by coalition forces. 
  • What are the "religions of the book?”
  • What are the two main bodies in the United Nations?
  • What do Muslims call God?
  • What does Shinto mean?
  • What is an oligarchy?
  • What is Judaism's holy book called? 
  • What is the approximate current world population?
  • What is the capital city of Egypt?
  • What is the capital of mainland China?
  • What is the definition of a republican government? 
  • What is the main purpose of the UN?
  • What is the name of Egypt's ruler?
  • What is/are the holy books in Buddhism?
  • What is/are the holy books in Christianity?
  • What is/are the holy books in Hinduism?
  • What is/are the holy books in Islam?
  • What is/are the holy books in Judaism?
  • What political party ruled Iraq until the U.S. invasion drove it out? 
  • What religion was Gandhi?
  • What voting power do permanent members of the UN Security Council have that others lack?
  • Where do Christians worship?
  • Where do Hindus worship?
  • Where do Jews worship?
  • Where do Muslims worship?
  • Which Arab nation does not border Israel? 
  • Which Empire was Gandhi “fighting” against
  • Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?
  • Which is NOT a type of weapon of mass destruction?
  • Which of the following is true about a Capitalist government:
  • Which of the following roughly means “births” in looking at population studies?
  • Which story is NOT in the Qur'an? 
  • Who are the Permanent Members of the Security Council?
  • Who became the leader of Iran after the Iranian revolution?
  • Who is the current leader of the UN?
  • Who was the leader of Iran before the Iranian revolution?
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