LCA 266 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (NEWEST VERSION)
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LCA 266 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (NEWEST VERSION)
When the Hashimite monarchy was overturned in Iraq, an important pillar of the Western alliance system was felled. Who overthrew the Hashimite monarchy?
A) Prince Abd al-Ilah
B) Abd al-Karim Qasim
C) King Faysal II
D) None of ...
LCA 266 FINAL TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (NEWEST
VERSION)
When the Hashimite monarchy was overturned in Iraq, an important pillar of the
Western alliance system was felled. Who overthrew the Hashimite monarchy?
A) Prince Abd al-Ilah
B) Abd al-Karim Qasim
C) King Faysal II
D) None of these is correct - Answer ✔ B
As part of their pro-Hashimite strategy following WWI, the British appointed Sharif
Husayn's two sons, Faysal and Abdallah, as leaders of which two countries?
A) Jordan and Syria
B) Syria and Iraq
C) Iraq and Syria
D) Iraq and Jordan - Answer ✔ D
Which of the following is NOT true of the 1967 War?
A) The Arab armies attacked Israel in the hope of destroying it
B) Incorrect Soviet and Syrian intelligence told the Egyptians that Israel was massing
troops on the Syrian border
C) Egypt's air force was destroyed before it could leave the ground
D) The Palestinians learned that the Arab states would not be able to return their lost
land to them - Answer ✔ A
Which of the following is NOT true about the origins of the Ba'th Party?
A) It was a Pan-Arab party
B) It supported monarchy
C) It supported socialism and anti-imperialism
D) It was founded by an Orthodox Christian - Answer ✔ B
Which of the following most accurately describes a za'im?
A) A political boss from a leading family in a given region who manipulates elections
and distributes political favors and financial rewards
B) A land tenure system in which land was held in common and distributed amongst its
members to mitigate the agricultural risks brought on by natural disasters
C) A piece of property endowed for a religious institution or charity
D) Often translated as "truce," a za'im is dinstinct from the shorter-term calming of
events known as ¬tahdiya - Answer ✔ A
What implications did the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 have on Transjordan?
, A) Transjordan lost more than half of its population and territory as a result of Israel's
occupation of the West Bank
B) Transjordan's armed forces were decimated during the conflict, and the country was
consequently forced to rely on Gamal Abd al-Nasser for military protection from Israel
C) The war left Transjordan in control of the West Bank and a Palestinian population
larger than the existing Transjordanian population
D) The war resulted in a close relationship between Jordan and Egypt that endured
uninterrupted until Gamal Abd al-Nasser's death in 1970 - Answer ✔ C
Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the aftermath of the June War?
A) After the short six-day war, there were no more military clashes between Nasser and
Israel
B) The UN Security Council Resolution 242 failed to provide a basis for a
comprehensive peace settlement
C) Israel, Jordan, and Egypt all agreed to UN Security Council Resolution 242
D) New Palestinian military and political organizations rose to prominence - Answer ✔ A
In Lebanon, politics were dominated by established families from which a political boss,
or __________________, emerged. - Answer ✔ za'im
In the 1960s, the three most powerful Arab states, Egypt, Syria, and
__________________, refused participation within the Western alliance, choosing
instead to enter into economic and military agreements with the Soviet Union. - Answer
✔ Iraq
In an effort to reclaim ____________ in 1969, Nasser launched a war of attrition, which
largely consisted of Israel and Egypt shelling one another with deadly airstrikes. -
Answer ✔ Sinai peninsula/nationalistic pride
The al-Sabah ruling family was prominent in which Arabian Peninsula state?
A) Bahrain
B) Kuwait
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Oman - Answer ✔ B
Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances allowing for King
Faysal's ascent to power?
A) He was installed through a CIA-backed coup
B) When King Sa‛ud refused to send Saudi troops to Yemen in 1962, Faysal took power
while promising a more robust national security strategy
C) The ulama backed the overthrow of Sa'ud when he threatened to undermine their
religious authority
D) King Sa‛ud was deposed because his financial irresponsibility drove Saudi Arabia to
the brink of bankruptcy - Answer ✔ D
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