Quiz  /  Geography of the Middle East Quiz

  • 1. 
    In what country would you find Lake Tiberias, better known as the Sea of Galilee?

  • Jordan
  • Syria
  • Israel
  • Morocco

  • 2. 
    What is the name given to the broad agriculturally productive region of the Middle East that marks the birthplace of civilization?

  • Fertile Crescent
  • Promised Land
  • Horn of Plenty
  • Bread Basket

  • 3. 
    Where is the site of Mesopotamia, one of the cradles of civilization?

  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Lebanon

  • 4. 
    Which of these is a port city on the Strait of Hormuz?

  • Larak
  • Bandar-e Būshehr
  • Ahvāz
  • Bandar-e ʿAbbās

  • 5. 
    What major Iranian city situated on the north bank of the Zayandeh River is famous for its Islamic architecture?

  • Shīrāz
  • Bandar-e ʿAbbās
  • Eṣfahān
  • Tabrīz

  • 6. 
    What city of southwestern Iran is famous as the birthplace of the Persian poets Saʿdī and Ḥāfeẓ?

  • Neyshābūr
  • Herāt
  • Tehrān
  • Shīrāz

  • 7. 
    The ancient fortress of Masada overlooks what body of water?

  • Red Sea
  • Lake Tiberias
  • Dead Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea

  • 8. 
    What city in Syria is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?

  • Homs
  • Beirut
  • Aleppo
  • Damascus
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