Quiz 1.

Use with NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL, pages 10-16

SHORT ANSWER/FILL IN THE BLANK: WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE LINE PROVIDED.

1. Many Palestinians feel deep hatred for the United States because of its continuing support for the nation of --.

2. Anti-U.S. feeling also erupted in --, a country that lost the Gulf War to the U.S. and its allies in 1991.

3. What holy sites in Saudi Arabia make U.S. presence there intolerable to fundamentalist Muslims? --

4. The U.S. was the first country to recognize Israel's independence, proclaimed after a vote by what organization? --

5. Which group of people fled from Israel during the war that followed the creation of that country? --

6. How did Saudi Arabia react to Osama bin Laden's anti-government activities? --

7. What is the name of the fundamentalist group that rules Afghanistan today? --

8. In a couple of words, describe the geography of Afghanistan. --

9. What crime did the U.S. accuse Osama bin Laden of committing when it indicted him in 1999? --

10. Which Arab country shocked the Muslim world by signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1979? --

11. Why did the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) give money, weapons, and training to Osama bin Laden's group during the 1980s? --

12. Why did Saudi Arabia's King Fahd invite the U.S. and its allies to station troops in his country? --

13. Write a five- or six-word summary of Osama bin Laden's mission for all Muslims. --

14. To justify the terrorist violence they perpetrate, Osama bin Laden and his followers use centuries-old interpretations of the --, the Muslim holy book.

    CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

15. Experts say that extremism and hatred of the U.S. is most prevalent in countries where people live in extreme poverty and where a lack of political freedom leads to a sense of powerlessness. What is the link between these conditions and hatred of the U.S.?

16. After American officials implicated Osama bin Laden in the terrorist attacks of September 11, many people began to ask whether the President should withdraw a directive prohibiting U.S. spy agencies from assassinating terrorist leaders who threaten this country. Explain why you agree or disagree with proposals to permit such assassinations.

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