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1. How many Americans have Arab ancestry?

    50,000

    550,000

    3,000,000

    11,000,000

2. What percentage of Arab Americans are Christian?

    5%

    30%

    45%

    63%

3. Which cities have the highest concentration of Arab Americans?

    Minneapolis & Houston

    Chicago & Washington, DC

    Los Angeles & Detroit

    New York City & Boston

4. Which of the following Hollywood actresses is NOT Arab American?

    Selma Hayek

    Sandra Bullock

    Kathy Najimy

    Shannon Elizabeth

5. None of the perpetrators of the September 11th tragedy were American citizens.

    True

    False

6. How many different countries can Arab Americans trace their roots back to?

    2

    5

    11

    22

7. Which of the following foods was NOT introduced to the West by Arabs?

    oranges

    rice

    strawberries

    corn

8. Which of the following words does NOT have its origin in Arabic?

    alcohol

    candy

    sofa

    potato

9. What does the term Semitic refer to?

    A religious group

    A nationality

    A language group

    none of the above

10. The average income of Arab Americans is _____ the U.S. national average.

    equal to

    22% less than

    22% higher than

    none of the above

11. Which of the following contributions to our society was NOT done by an Arab American?

    Heart pump

    Mother's Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.)

    Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1999)

    Air conditioning

12. How many Arabic speakers are there in the world?

    5 million

    300 million

    750 million

    1 billion

13. Which of the following countries are NOT Arab countries?

    Iran & Turkey

    Morocco & Algeria

    Egypt & Lebanon

    Yemen & Oman

14. Which of the following films portray Arabs positively?

    Rules of Engagement (2000)

    True Lies (1994)

    Protocol (1984)

    none of the above