United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine

United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine - Quiz

1. Which official reportedly attempted to bribe a United Nations delegate according to Benny Morris?

A) Wasif Kamal
B) Fadel Jamall
C) Heykal Pasha
D) Nuri al-Said

2. What did Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Said, tell British diplomat Douglas Busk regarding Iraqi Jews?

A) He believed they were conspiring against the state
B) He insisted they should be deported to Palestine
C) He planned to expel them immediately
D) He had nothing against them as they were a useful community

3. What did the head of the Egyptian delegate, Heykal Pasha, claim would happen if a Jewish state was established?

A) The Arab world would fully integrate the Jews
B) The UN would enforce total peace
C) A peaceful transition would occur
D) Riots could break out that governments could not control

4. What warnings did Arab states give to Western powers regarding the partition plan?

A) Oil embargo or realignment with the Soviet Bloc
B) Closure of all international borders
C) A total boycott of all Western goods
D) Immediate military invasion of Europe

5. On what date did the UN General Assembly vote on the modified Partition Plan?

A) 24 November 1947
B) 29 November 1947
C) 1 December 1947
D) 28 November 1947

6. What was the final vote count for the UN Partition Plan?

A) 30 in favour, 15 against, 5 abstentions
B) 33 in favour, 10 against, 13 abstentions
C) 25 in favour, 20 against, 10 abstentions
D) 33 in favour, 13 against, 10 abstentions

7. Which country was the only Asian nation to vote in favour of the partition?

A) Thailand
B) Philippines
C) Turkey
D) China

8. Who was the Mandate holder that abstained from the final UN vote?

A) France
B) United States
C) Soviet Union
D) United Kingdom

9. How did Jews in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem react to the UN resolution on the night of the vote?

A) They remained indifferent
B) They mourned the loss of territory
C) They celebrated throughout the night
D) They protested in the streets

10. What was Ben-Gurion's opinion of the borders established by the partition plan?

A) He insisted they were far too large
B) He described them as bad from a military and political point of view
C) He believed they provided a stable demographic basis
D) He felt they were perfectly defined and secure

11. Which underground organizations rejected the partition plan?

A) Haganah and Palmach
B) The Jewish Agency and Histadrut
C) Irgun Tsvai Leumi and Lehi
D) The Zionist Congress

12. What was Menachem Begin's stance on the bisection of the homeland?

A) He supported it as a temporary necessity
B) He felt it was the only way to save the Jewish people
C) He stated it was illegal and would never be recognized
D) He believed it would lead to immediate peace

13. What did Simha Flapan argue regarding Zionist acceptance of the partition?

A) It was a tactical move to thwart an Arab state and expand territory
B) It was a genuine commitment to peaceful coexistence
C) It was based on full support for international Jerusalem
D) It was a mistake that should have been avoided

14. What demographic concern did Ben-Gurion express regarding the new Jewish state?

A) A 60% Jewish majority did not provide a stable basis
B) There were too few Jews to defend the borders
C) The non-Jewish population was too small to be economically viable
D) The population was too urbanized

15. What did the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fadel Jamall, claim about the Jewish population in Iraq?

A) They were treated as second-class citizens
B) They shared all political and economic rights with Muslims and Christians
C) They were planning to leave for Palestine
D) They were being held hostage by the government

16. Which subcommittee was tasked with studying and modifying the boundaries of the proposed partition?

A) Subcommittee One
B) The Ad Hoc Committee
C) The Palestine Commission
D) Subcommittee Two

17. What was the total estimated Bedouin population according to the report used by Sub-Committee 2?

A) Approximately 127,000
B) Approximately 500,000
C) Approximately 22,000
D) Approximately 75,000

18. Which city, originally inside the Jewish state, was changed to an enclave of the Arab state?

A) Haifa
B) Jerusalem
C) Jaffa
D) Beersheba

19. How many Arab villages would have been split from their farmland by the proposed boundaries?

A) 200
B) 105
C) 54
D) 12

20. What tactic was used by the Zionist delegation to delay the vote scheduled for 26 November?

A) Boycotting the committee sessions.
B) Threatening to withdraw from the UN.
C) Appealing to the International Court of Justice.
D) Filibustering.

21. Which country voted against the partition plan citing the need to support their large Muslim minority?

A) Haiti
B) Philippines
C) Liberia
D) India

22. According to the text, what percentage of arable land was owned by Jews at the time of the partition decision?

A) 43 per cent
B) 56 per cent
C) 7 per cent
D) 33 per cent

23. Which UN resolution adopted the Partition Plan for Palestine?

A) Resolution 181 (II)
B) Resolution 181 (I)
C) Resolution 194
D) Resolution 242

24. What percentage of Mandatory Palestine's territory was allocated to the Arab state under the 1947 plan?

A) 0.65%
B) 50%
C) 56.47%
D) 42.88%

25. Who was the Zionist leader who viewed the acceptance of the partition plan as a tactical steppingstone?

A) Chaim Weizmann
B) David Ben-Gurion
C) Herbert Samuel
D) Arthur Balfour

26. What year was the British administration of Palestine formalized by the League of Nations?

A) 1923
B) 1937
C) 1917
D) 1947

27. What commission in 1937 first recommended the partition of Palestine?

A) Peel Commission
B) Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
C) Woodhead Commission
D) UNSCOP

28. What policy document in 1939 limited Jewish immigration to Palestine?

A) Balfour Declaration
B) Peel Report
C) MacDonald White Paper
D) UN Resolution 181

29. Which principle did Arab leaders argue the partition plan violated?

A) Freedom of movement.
B) Freedom of the press.
C) National self-determination.
D) Equality of taxation.

30. According to the UN Palestine Commission, how were Arab interests attempting to alter the settlement?

A) By force.
B) Through diplomatic negotiations.
C) By appealing to the International Court of Justice.
D) Through international mediation.

31. What document did the Arab delegations cite when arguing against the partition?

A) The Balfour Declaration.
B) The UN charter.
C) The League of Nations mandate.
D) The Geneva Convention.

32. How soon after the vote did the Arab delegations issue a statement claiming the vote was invalid?

A) One week later.
B) One month later.
C) Immediately after.
D) The day after.

33. Who was the General Secretary of the Arab League when the UNSCOP report was released?

A) King Farouk
B) Ibrahim Hashem Pasha
C) Azzam Pasha
D) Shukri al-Quwatli

34. What did the Syrian president, Shukri al-Quwatli, tell his people regarding Zionism?

A) We shall negotiate with Zionism
B) We shall allow Zionism to exist
C) We shall eradicate Zionism
D) We shall partition the land with Zionism

35. Which newspaper was the first important Arab voice to support the partition of Palestine?

A) Al Mokattam
B) The Transjordan Times
C) The Syrian Daily
D) The Egyptian Gazette

36. Who was appointed as Military Governor of the Arab areas occupied by the Transjordan Army?

A) Ibrahim Hashem Pasha
B) Shukri al-Quwatli
C) Azzam Pasha
D) King Farouk

37. What percentage of land were the Jews proposed to receive under the partition plan?

A) 33%
B) 45%
C) 6%
D) 56%

38. What proportion of the Palestinian population lived in the area designated for the Jewish state?

A) 33%
B) 56%
C) 45%
D) 6%

39. Most of the proposed Jewish state consisted of which geographical area?

A) The Jordan Valley
B) The Galilee mountains
C) The Negev desert
D) The coastal plain

40. Which family backed King Abdullah and union with Transjordan?

A) The Ziad family
B) The Husseini family
C) The Nashashibi family
D) The Alami family

41. How did the Arab Higher Committee respond to the partition resolution?

A) Launched an immediate naval blockade
B) Declared a three-day general strike
C) Appealed to the International Court of Justice
D) Formally accepted the proposal

42. When did the British cabinet decide the Mandate would end?

A) 4 December 1947
B) 1 August 1948
C) 11 December 1947
D) Midnight 14 May 1948

43. When were the UN Palestine Commission allowed to establish a presence in Palestine relative to the end of the Mandate?

A) Six months before.
B) They were never allowed to enter.
C) No earlier than a fortnight before.
D) Immediately upon the announcement.

44. Where did the Jewish People's Council gather to declare the establishment of the State of Israel?

A) The Tel Aviv Museum.
B) The city of Jerusalem.
C) The Gaza government headquarters.
D) The Knesset building.

45. Who stated in 2011 that the 1947 Arab rejection of the UN Partition Plan was a mistake?

A) Paul De Waart.
B) Mahmoud Abbas.
C) Alan Cunningham.
D) Sam Philipe.

46. What is the name of the street in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem commemorating the partition plan?

A) Independence Hall Street.
B) Bernadotte Way.
C) Kaf-tet benovember.
D) Resolution 181 Avenue.

47. Who designed the monument unveiled in Netanya for the 75th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan?

A) Abdul Koroma.
B) Sam Philipe.
C) Alan Cunningham.
D) Mahmoud Abbas.

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