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Quizzes, World History Quizzes / November 2013

Sunni-Shia Quiz

Question 1

Use the map on the Pewforum.org website to help answer this question. Which countries have majority Shia populations?

Azerbaijan and Iran
Afghanistan and Iraq
Lebanon and Iran
Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Question 2

What historic event marked the beginning of the Sunni-Shia split among Muslims?

the death of Hussein at Karbala, Iraq
the appearance of the “hidden imam”
the rise of Sufi Islam
a dispute over who was Muhammad’s rightful successor, Abu Bakr or Ali.

Question 3

Amid the current conflicts in the Middle East, which development has observers most worried, according to the article in The Week?

stricter sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program
Israel’s defensive measures against rockets fired from Gaza
the spread of the Sunni-Shia conflict from Syria and Iraq to other countries
intervention by Western countries in the Syrian civil war

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