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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab?
(a) The leader of the Iranian government.
(b) A conservative, extremist Muslim theologian.
(c) The founder of Islam.
(d) The leader of a terrorist movement targeting Americans.

2. Which of the following cities is a popular haven for terrorists?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Cairo.

3. How have Chinese nationalists reacted to American foreign policy decisions?
(a) With terrorism.
(b) With anti-Americanism.
(c) With approval.
(d) With economic warfare.

4. Who was Shamil Basayev?
(a) The leader of an organized crime gang.
(b) An Islamic cleric-teacher with a great deal of influence.
(c) Russia's first president after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
(d) A leader in the Chechen independence movement.

5. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?
(a) Twin earthquakes.
(b) Flooding.
(c) A tsunami.
(d) A famine.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to de Blij, what is geographically contentious about Europe?

2. What was Russia like during the early years after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

3. In which of the following countries are Muslims and Christians at war with each other?

4. How does Europe's population compare with the population of the United States?

5. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is supranationalism? Give some examples of supranational organizations.

2. Why is sub-Saharan Africa a ripe breeding ground for Islamic fundamentalism?

3. Why does de Blij feel so strongly that Americans should be educated about Africa?

4. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

5. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

6. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

7. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

8. What advantages does Russia have in today's world?

9. Why is Europe's low population growth, and zero population growth in some areas, troubling to world leaders?

10. How does the population distribution of Europe differ from that of the United States?

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