Question

1. What is a war of attrition?
a. one fought for religious reasons
b. one that uses missiles
c. one aimed at taking over territory
d. a series of small attacks

2. How did Saudi Arabia behave during the Gulf War?
a. It tried to stay neutral in the war.
b. It invited Saddam Hussein to stay there.
c. It backed Iraq, even sending it weapons.
d. It allowed the United States to use its military bases.

3.Who were three important leaders of Egypt?
a. Nasser, Sadat, and Begin
b. Quaddafi, Sadat, and Nasser
c. Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak
d. Quaddafi, Nkrumah, and Rawlings

4. What was the intent of the Arab oil embargo that followed the 1973 Arab-Israeli war?
a. to hold back oil from the United States and other countries
b. to increase oil production despite what OPEC had planned
c. to avoid importing oil from any Western country
d. none of the above

5. What was Libya notorious for?
a. supporting terrorists
b. refusing to surrender suspected bombers
c. trying to take over Chad
d. all of the above

6. What was Kwame Nkrumah’s pan-Africanism?
a. the same as an oil embargo
b. throwing off Western influence
c. a dictatorship for life
d. taking aid only from communist countries

7. Which of the following describes Ethiopia in the 1990s?
a. a kingdom ruled by an emperor
b. a colony of Belgium
c. a socialist state
d. none of the above

8. What did Ethiopia and Eritrea quarrel over in the 1990s?
a. a disputed border
b. the price of oil
c. the return of refugees
d. famine relief

9. Which of the following is Egypt’s Anwar el-Sadat known for?
a. attacking Israel in 1973
b. signing the Camp David Accords
c. being assassinated by an extremist
d. all of the above

10. Which of the following is Libya’s Muammar el-Qaddafi known for?
a. training and supporting terrorists
b. making peace with Israel
c. forming an alliance with Chad
d. all of the above

Answer 1

1. d — a series of small attacks
2. d — it allowed the United States to use its military bases
3. c — Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak
4. a — to hold back oil from the United States and other countries
5. d — all of the above
6. b — throwing off Western influence (pan‑African unity/independence)
7. c — a socialist state
8. a — a disputed border
9. d — all of the above
10. a — training and supporting terrorists