Take the Palestine Information Quiz- the P – I.Q.

Misinformation about the conflict harms Palestinians, Muslims,  Israelis and Jews. It can inflame hatred and obstruct the path to truth, reconciliation, justice and peace.

This 10 question, 3 minute quiz is designed to quickly improve basic literacy, and facilitate communication for skeptics on both sides of the conflict and for the perplexed people sitting on the fence.

The answer key is meant to be neutral and  will link to references from Wikipedia and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.

You may not agree with everything. It is OK to be skeptical and curious. Share this quiz to break logjams and open up conversations.

1. The indigenous people(s) who have spoken their language and practiced their religion, continuously since before the time of Christ in historical Palestine are:

a. Muslim Arabs

b. Jews

c. Canaanites

d. Persians

e.:  a.and b.

2. The official name Palestine, for the lands of Historical Palestine, was coined and used by:

a. The Romans

b. The Jews

c. The Ottomans

d. The British

e.: a. and d.

3. The word Zion:

a. Appears in the Old Testament

b. Appears in the New Testament

c. Refers to Jerusalem

d. Is cited in ancient Jewish prayers that are still read each day

e. All of the above

4. Throughout history, The Palestinian struggle for independence has been militarily  supported by:

a. The Nazis

b. Arab Nationalists

c. The Soviet Union

d. The Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Republic of Iran

e. All of the above

5. Between 1947 and 2025:

a. 750,000 Palestinians were expelled /fled during the 1948 war-termed the Nakba

b. 850, 000 Jews were expelled/fled Arab countries,  where many lived continuously since the Babylonian Exile (597 BCE) and Roman expulsion (132 CE)

c. Muslim, Christian and Druze Arabs were entirely ethnically cleansed from the modern State of Israel.

d. More Palestinians were killed by Israelis than in the recent Syrian or Yemeni civil wars, or in the  Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988)

e:. a. and b.

6. Israel is accused of Apartheid, like in historical South Africa.  Palestinian/Arab citizens of Israel:

a. Can vote in democratic elections or sit in the Israeli parliament (Knesset)

b. Can live in the same cities and attend the same universities and hospitals as Jewish Israelis

c. Can serve in the army, be judges in higher Israeli Courts, or heads of banks and hospitals

d:  a. + b.+ c.

e. Cannot live in Jewish cities, travel in Israel without work permits or leave the country

7. Before Oct. 2023, Human Rights Organizations described Gaza as being an open-air prison like the Warsaw Ghetto. Despite endemic poverty until Oct. 7^th, 2023, Gaza had:

a. Five star restaurants and hotels

b. Luxury villas, vineyards and abundant food

c. Free places of worship, and educational curriculum controlled by Palestinian authorities

d.: a.+ b.+  c.

e. Could not leave Gaza or travel abroad

8. Israel is accused of Genocide. From the 1967 Israeli conquest of Gaza and the West Bank, and after the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, and up until the present, the following statements about Gaza and the West Bank are correct:

a. The population increased 5-fold

b. The GDP increased

c. The literacy rate increased

d. Poverty, life-expectancy, infant and maternal mortality rates increased

e.: a.+b +c.

9. Intifada refers to the:

a. Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza from 1978-1993 in which 1200 Palestinians were killed

b. Palestinian uprising between 2000-2005 during the Oslo Peace process in which there were 140 suicide bombers, and 887 Israeli Civilians killed

c.:  a. and b

d. Movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction the State of Israel (BDS)

e. Non-violent resistance against the State of Israel

10. From 1936 until the present, in the pursuit of independence, Palestinian leadership:

a. Accepted the 1937 Peel Commission which offered them 80% of Historical Palestine

b. Accepted the 1947 UN Partition Plan, which offered them 43% of Historical Palestine

c. Accepted the Dec. 2000 Clinton Parameters from the Oslo Peace Accord, which offered them 94-96% of the West Bank and Gaza

d. Consistently reject a sovereign Jewish state in any part of Historical Palestine.

e.: a .b. +c.

Answer key : 1.b 2.e 3.e 4.e 5e. 6.d 7 d. 8.e 9.c 10. d.