From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?

From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion? 

A) All churches were closed.
B) The old church was replaced by Eastern Orthodoxy.
C) Churches remained open but played a limited role.
D) Youth were encouraged to attend so that they could be indoctrinated into communism.
E) All marriages were performed by clergy.

Answer: C

What policy did the British follow in India?

What policy did the British follow in India? 

A) They divided India into two countries.
B) They forced all of the Hindus to migrate.
C) They turned the problem over to the United Nations.
D) They encouraged the abolishment of the caste system.
E) They required all education to be conducted in English.

Answer: D

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Which of these penalties were imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan? 

A) Men were beaten for shaving their beards.
B) Homosexuals were buried alive.
C) Prostitutes were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery.
D) Thieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off.
E) all of the above

Answer: E

Which religion is one of the three most important in Lebanon?

Which religion is one of the three most important in Lebanon? 

A) Daoism
B) Druze
C) Hinduism
D) Judaism
E) Sikhism





Answer: B

Adherents of which religion have controlled the Holy Land for most of the past 1,500 years?

Adherents of which religion have controlled the Holy Land for most of the past 1,500 years? 

A) Sikhism
B) Judaism
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
E) Christianity

Answer: D

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since

Israel has controlled all of Jerusalem since 

A) partition of Palestine by the United Nations in 1947.
B) the withdrawal of British rule in 1948.
C) the Arab-Israeli armistice of 1949.
D) the Six-Day War in 1967.
E) the Egyptian and Israeli peace treaty of 1979.

Answer: D