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  • 1. 
    Which of the following is not one of the traditional regions that comprise modern Libya?

  • Cyrenaica
  • Kabylie
  • Fezzan
  • Tripolitania

  • 2. 
    What was the name of the autonomous dynasty that ruled Libya in the 18th century?

  • Karamanli
  • Alawite
  • Husainid
  • Qaddafi

  • 3. 
    Which of the following religious movements was founded in Cyrenaica in the mid-19th century?

  • Qadiriyyah
  • Wahhabiyyah
  • Sanusiyyah
  • Khatmiyyah

  • 4. 
    What is Omar al-Mukhtar famous for?

  • He led the guerrilla resistance to Italian colonization.
  • He discovered oil in Libya.
  • He was a prominent anti-Qaddafi dissident.
  • He founded the University of Banghazi.

  • 5. 
    When were significant oil reserves discovered in Libya?

  • 1959
  • 1948
  • 1971
  • 1939

  • 6. 
    Which of the following is an informal name for the 1987 conflict in which Libyan troops were defeated by a highly mobile Chadian force?

  • Toyota War
  • Isuzu War
  • Honda Civic War
  • Mitsubishi War

  • 7. 
    What did Muammar Qaddafi call his philosophy of government, which combined elements of socialism, nationalism, and direct democracy?

  • Fifth Universal Theory
  • Fourth Universal Theory
  • Third Universal Theory
  • Baʿthism

  • 8. 
    Which of the following is an Arabic neologism generally understood to mean "state of the masses"?

  • jamāhīriyyah
  • jumhūriyyah
  • mamlakah
  • dawlah
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