Q.1
Which important state provided weapons on a vast scale to Arab states, especially to Egypt and Syria?
  • China
  • France
  • The Soviet Union
  • Britain
Q.2
The UN interposed UNEF units between the warring powers after the end of the 1956 War. What does UNEF stand for?
  • United Nations Emergency Force
  • United Nations Expeditionary Force
  • United Nations Extra Force
  • United Nations Engagement Force
Q.3
In 1973 the final war of the four erupted. This was known as the Yom Kippur War, named after an important Jewish religious festival. By what English name is this day better known?
  • Passover
  • The Day of Atonement
  • The Day of Wrath
  • The Day of Masada
Q.4
In 1956, in collusion with Britain and France, Israel attacked Egypt across which desert region?
  • The Gaza Strip
  • The Negev
  • The Nafud
  • The Sinai
Q.5
In 1970 Palestinian paramilitaries were forced to leave his territory by which Arab leader?
  • King Saud of Saudi Arabia
  • King Hussein of Jordan
  • Colonel Gadaafi of Libya
  • President Sadat of Egypt
Q.6
In 1967 a fresh war erupted. By what name is it usually known?
  • The 1967 War
  • The Six Day War
  • The Third Middle East War
  • The Third Arab-Israeli War
Q.7
In 1964 Palestinian militants set up a formal organisation to confront Israel. What was this body called?
  • The Palestinian People's Front
  • The Front for the Total Liberation of Palestine
  • The People's Liberation Organisation
  • The Palestine Liberation Organisation
Q.8
Which of the following territorial gains from 1967 does Israel still hold?
  • The Sinai Desert
  • The Gaza Strip
  • The Golan Heights
  • The East Bank of the Jordan
Q.9
In 1972 an outrage by Palestinian militants horrified the world, when several Israeli Olympic athletes were murdered. Where did this incident occur?
  • Vienna
  • Bonn
  • Cologne
  • Munich
Q.10
In 1967 Egypt began a blockade of the Straits of Tiran, thus denying Israel access to which vital waterway?
  • The Suez Canal
  • The Gulf of Suez
  • The Gulf of Aquaba
  • The Gulf of Eilat
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