Religious conflicts are difficult to resolve because __________.
A) people feel particularly vulnerable about religion
B) they involve infidels
C) there is something inherent in religion that creates conflict
D) religions deal with core values that are held as absolute truth
Ethnic groups __________.
A) share ancestral, language, cultural, or religious ties and a common identity
B) all want a state of their own
C) all have a state of their own
D) resist ethnocentrism to keep tensions low
Which of the following statements about Islamist movements is false?
A) Not all Islamist groups are violent.
B) Islamists reject Western-oriented secular states in favor of governments more explicitly oriented to Islamic values.
C) Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims cooperate and are unified under the Islamist movement.
D) Some Islamists aspire to create a single political state encompassing most of the Middle East.
How do the different types of Islamists compare with each other?
A) Traditional Islamists are often apolitical, scholarly, and conservative Islamic clerics, whereas progressive Islamists are devout Muslims who are rational and analytical, and reconcile progressive Islam with modern science.
B) Revolutionary Islamists are puritanical, whereas radical Islamists are committed to establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic law.
C) Conservative Islamists emphasize power politics and pursuing national interests, whereas liberal Islamists emphasize cooperation and working through international organizations.
D) Globally, Shi'ites are in the majority, whereas Sunnis are in the minority.
How many members of the Islamic conference played host to conflicts with non-Muslims or secular authorities?
A) 2
B) 20
C) 21
D) 22
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