Question

#1: The radical Shi’ite group that wants to establish a Muslim state in Lebanon is __________.

A. Hamas

B. Taliban

C. al-Qaeda

D. Hezbollah

***My answer: D

is that right? @Captain_Page_Turner :)

Answer 1

#2: What do Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Taliban have in common?

A. They are militant Islamist groups in the Middle East willing to use terror to achieve their goals.

B. They are terrorist organizations dedicated to attacking Americans in the United States.

C. They are radical military mercenaries trained under Saddam Hussein.

D. They are terrorist organizations, some in the Middle East and some in Europe.

***my answer; A

is that right? :)

Answer 2

#3: Which group of statements attached in the box best describes Saddam Hussein’s regime?

GROUP A or GROUP B?:)

** my answer; GROUP A
is that right? :)

Answer 3

#4: What was the original reason that al-Qaeda was formed?

A. to train young men to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan

B. to commit terrorist acts in the United States

C. to serve as a revolutionary guard in Iraq

D. to provide education for young Muslims in Iran

***my answer: A

is that right? :)

Answer 4

#5: Who was the Islamic extremist who founded al-Qaeda?

A. Saddam Hussein

B. Ayatollah Khomeini

C. Osama bin Laden

D. Yasser Arafat

****my answer: C. Osama bin Laden

is that right? :)

also, Yasser Arafat was also an extremist right?

Answer 5

1) I'd go with (D) because the question is asking which Shi'ite group is involved with Lebanon, and that fits Hezbollah's profile. I would have also gone with Hamas, but they're largely regarded as Sunni Muslims though both groups are often associated with violent terrorism.

2) I'd agree with (A) as the best answer from the list. Good job!

3) You're right with Group A. The other group, Group B, doesn't make sense on a few points (he didn't invade Saudi Arabia and he certainly didn't form an alliance with the Kurds).

4) I'd agree with (A).

5) And I agree with (C). Hussein didn't need to form a group like al-Qaeda, he had his own country and government thugs to carry out his work. Khomenei was also in a similar position -- he had followers and was essentially in control of Iran while he lived so he didn't need to form an extremist group like that. Arafat was also considered an extremist, but depending on who you talk to, he's either an unrepentant terrorist who only pretended to seek peace or a hero who died believing in what he did. If you ask the Israelis, for example, Arafat was considered a terrorist without question.

Answer 6

awesome! :)

ahh and i see... so either way, arafat was a terrorist!

oh so for the last post... you said #5 was B then? :/

or was it C? or A? :/ haha sorry :P

Answer 7

I'm not sure. Can you post that question here?

Answer 8

oh wait one sec... lemme tag u again from that post :)

Answer 9

And about Arafat, it really depends on who you choose to believe. A lot of people were surprised when he started down a peaceful road and appeared to give up his terrorist leanings -- he won a Nobel Peace Prize because he had seemed to turn a new leaf.

Others, though, were still not convinced. Like I mentioned earlier, Israelis in general didn't trust Arafat -- the man had spent decades of his life using terrorism to attack them. But not all Israelis were opposed. A few, like Yitzak Rabin (the PM of Israel in the early 90s) decided to take this chance to work out some kind of peaceful agreement between everyone to set up a foundation for later to finally end the bloodshed. Of course, looking at the situation between Palestine and Israel today, it hasn't worked.

Answer 10

oh okay :) i seeee :) thanks for the extra explanation!! :)

i tagged u in the other one regarding #5! :D see u at that post! haha :D