Q.1
Aware of British reluctance to bear the burden indefinitely, the United Nations came up with a plan for Palestine in What did this plan involve?
  • Jews to live within an Arab state, but to enjoy special rights
  • Arabs to live within a Jewish state, but to enjoy special rights
  • The 2 - state solution: a partition plan giving some parts to the new Israeli state, and the rest to a Palestinian state
  • Britain to remain nominally in charge, but UN forces to be stationed in Palestine in case of trouble
Q.2
In 1916 a secret agreement was signed between Britain and France after the defeat of the Turks. Britain was to receive Palestine. What was the deal called?
  • The Hoare-Laval Pact
  • The Sykes-Picot Agreement
  • The Anglo-French Understanding
  • The Entente Cordiale
Q.3
In 1946 Jewish terrorists bombed a prominent building in Jerusalem, killing many Jews, Arabs and British. What was the building's name?
  • The David Hotel
  • The Temple Hotel
  • The King David Hotel
  • Hotel Jerusalem
Q.4
Under what terms did Britain accept responsibility for Palestine after the Great War?
  • As a colony as part of the spoils of war enshrined in the Treaties of Sevres and Lausanne with Turkey
  • As a mandate from the League of Nations
  • As a gift from the Treaty of Versailles
  • In a referendum conducted within Palestine
Q.5
In 1921 a Jewish paramilitary force was set up in Palestine, which soon exceeded its rivals in terms of numbers of volunteers. What was its name?
  • The Irgun
  • The Stern Gang
  • The Haganah
  • Shin Bet
Q.6
In 1948 the fighting intensified, after the declaration of the state of Israel, and a massacre took place at Deir Yassin. What happened?
  • Jewish terrorists murdered Arab civilians
  • Arab terrorists murdered Jewish civilians
  • British forces attacked a Jewish settlement
  • British forces attacked an Arab settlement
Q.7
On the 14th of May 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed. Which Israeli politician made the announcement?
  • Abba Eban
  • Moshe Dayan
  • Golda Meir
  • David Ben-Gurion
Q.8
In 1917 the British government issued a declaration that encouraged the setting up of a "Jewish homeland" in Palestine, and at the same time promised to respect Palestinian rights. What was the declaration called?
  • The Lawrence Declaration
  • The Balfour Declaration
  • The Churchill Declaration
  • The Weizmann Declaration
Q.9
Which of the following Arab states was not involved in the 1948 First Arab-Israeli War?
  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
Q.10
In the 1930s and 1940s the spiritual leader of Palestine's Muslim Arab population, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, regularly met one of the European dictators. Which one?
  • Stalin
  • Mussolini
  • Hitler
  • Franco
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