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Suicide Bombers

Interactive Challenge:

How much do you know about suicide terrorism across the globe? How familiar are you with local issues -- many of which impact the region's ongoing violent conflict -- in Israel and the Palestinian Territories? From the worldwide impact of terror groups to Israeli history, politics, and society, test your knowledge on issues that are highly relevant to international politics and policies.

1: Frequent Attacks
As of June 2004, which country has experienced the largest number of suicide attacks?

   Israel
   Croatia
   Turkey
   Sri Lanka


2: Female Bombers
Which of the following is a reason for the use of women in suicide bombings?

   Women are perceived as less suspicious than men.
   In many societies, rules of modesty discourage searches of women.
   A woman can wear a bomb beneath her clothes and appear pregnant.
   All of the above.


3: Early Suicide Violence
Long before the advent of suicide bombings, which of the following groups was known for its acts of suicide terror?

  Thugs
  Huns
  Assassins
  Crusaders


4: Terror in Israel
Many trace the origins of suicide bombing in the Arab-Israeli conflict to what militant group?

   The Palestinian group Hamas
   Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
   The Egyptian group Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
   The Lebanese group Hezbollah


5: Israeli Demographies
Approximately what percentage of Israeli citizens are Arab?

   2 percent
   10 percent
   20 percent
   40 percent


6: British Plans
Which of these statements pledged Britain's support for the creation of a "national home for the Jewish People" in the land known as Palestine?

   The Sykes-Picot Agreement
   The Balfour Declaration
   The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
   The Treaty of Versailles


7: Religious Sites
Of the following holy sites in Jerusalem, which exists only as remains?

   Al-Aqsa Mosque
   The Jewish Temple
   The Dome of the Rock
   The Church of the Holy Sepulchre


8: Israeli Politics
Which of the following best describes the Israeli national political system?

   U.S.-style representative democracy
   Iran-style theocratic state
   British-style parliamentary democracy
   Turkey-style parliamentary democracy with strong military checks


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