Middle East Practice Quiz

Which leader was sworn-in to office as Egypt’s fifth president on June 30, 2012, becoming Egypt’s first civilian president and the first democratically elected Islamist Arab head of state?

In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on November 29 to upgrade which country to the status of non-member observer state?

Inspired by the 2010 Tunisian revolution, opposition groups led demonstrations and labor strikes countrywide, culminating in President Hosni MUBARAK's ouster. The military assumed national leadership until a new parliament was in place in early 2012. That same year, Mohammed MURSI won the presidential election and a new constitution was affirmed. In July 2013, the military ousted MURSI and he was replaced by interim president Adly MANSOUR.

Which country is described above?

This country held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011.

Which country is described above?

In May 2007 Bashar al-ASAD's second term as president was approved by popular referendum. Influenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, antigovernment protests broke out in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011, spreading to nearly every city. The government responded to unrest with the repeal of the Emergency Law and approving new laws permitting new political parties and liberalizing local and national elections - and force. However, international pressure on the ASAD regime has intensified since late 2011, as the Arab League, EU, Turkey, and the United States have expanded economic sanctions against the regime. Unrest persists in 2013, and the death toll among the country's government forces, opposition forces, and civilians has topped 100,000.

Which country is described above?

The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 froze relations between this country and the Palestinian Authority (PA). In 2006 the country engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon in June-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip during December 2008 and January 2009. Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU formed a coalition in March 2009 following a February 2009 general election.

Which country is described above?

2012 began with President Obama signing into law “crippling sanctions” on Iran, and the European Union agreeing to impose an unusually strong oil embargo. Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a refrain it would maintain throughout the year. The United States built up its naval forces in the Strait in July, as Israel increasingly warned that Iran was about to enter a “zone of immunity”. What is meant by the term "zone of immunity"?

In August 2005 hardliner Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD was inaugerated as president. His controversial reelection in June 2009 sparked nationwide protests over allegations of electoral fraud. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions calling for the country to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and comply with its IAEA obligations and responsibilities.

Which country is described above?

Terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate on September 11, killing ambassador Christopher Stevens, State Department official Sean Smith, and CIA contractors Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods. Chris Stevens was the first American ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1988. The attack was later confirmed to have been a planned assault by Islamist militants.

In which country did this occur?

What is "The Innocence of Muslims"?