The Arab World Lesson 1

Arabic is a part of which language family? a) Romance b) Germanic c) Semitic d) Indo-Aryan

What is the origin of many English words beginning with the prefix "al"? a) Latin b) Greek c) Arabic d) German

What is the most widely spoken dialect of Colloquial Arabic? a) Levantine b) Gulf c) Moroccan d) Egyptian

What is the formal name of the Arab League? A. The League of Arab States B. The Pan-Arab Confederation C. The Arab Intergovernmental Organization D. The League of Arabic Nations

The Middle East is considered the birthplace of which three major religions? a) Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism b) Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism c) Judaism, Christianity, and Islam d) Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism

What is the official language of Turkey? a) Arabic b) Farsi c) Turkish d) Hebrew

What is the combined population of the Arab World? a) Approximately 268 million b) Approximately 1.7 billion c) Approximately 450 million d) Approximately 44 million

What is the primary characteristic that defines an "Arab"? a) Their ethnicity b) Their religion c) Their native language d) Their geographic location

Which language is NOT a Semitic language? a) Aramaic b) Hebrew c) Phoenician d) Persian

What language do Iranians speak? a) Arabic b) Farsi c) Turkish d) Hebrew

Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world? a) Saudi Arabia b) Egypt c) Indonesia d) Iran

Which country was suspended from the Arab League from 1979 to 1989? a) Libya b) Syria c) Egypt d) Yemen

Which form of Arabic is used for speeches, books, and education in the school system? a) Colloquial Arabic b) Modern Standard Arabic c) Qur’anic Arabic d) Egyptian Arabic

What is the largest religion among Arabs? a) Christianity b) Judaism c) Islam d) They are all equal

What is the name of the holy book of Muslims? a) The Bible b) The Torah c) The Qur'an d) The Vedas

Which of the following was NOT a founding member of the Arab League? a) Egypt b) Iraq c) Syria d) Algeria

When is UNESCO World Arabic Language Day celebrated each year? a) January 1st b) December 18th c) March 15th d) November 25th

What is the approximate number of words in Spanish and Portuguese that have Arabic origins? a) 1,000 b) 2,500 c) 4,000 d) 500

The Arab World stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the: a) Pacific Ocean b) Indian Ocean c) Arabian Sea d) Black Sea

What is the name of the language where the very name is an Arabic word? a) Swahili b) Farsi c) Turkish d) Hebrew

How is the Middle East defined? a) Culturally b) Linguistically c) Geographically d) Religiously

Where was the Arab League founded? a) Cairo b) Tunis c) Riyadh d) Baghdad

Which country was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 due to government violence? a) Egypt b) Libya c) Syria d) Yemen

When was the Arab League founded? a) 1953 b) 1945 c) 1962 d) 1971

Which non-Arabic speaking country is often included in the definition of the Middle East? a) Morocco b) Indonesia c) Turkey d) Somalia