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United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine - Quiz
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  • 1. Which official reportedly attempted to bribe a United Nations delegate according to Benny Morris?
A) Wasif Kamal
B) Fadel Jamall
C) Nuri al-Said
D) Heykal Pasha
  • 2. What did Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Said, tell British diplomat Douglas Busk regarding Iraqi Jews?
A) He planned to expel them immediately
B) He had nothing against them as they were a useful community
C) He believed they were conspiring against the state
D) He insisted they should be deported to Palestine
  • 3. What did the head of the Egyptian delegate, Heykal Pasha, claim would happen if a Jewish state was established?
A) The UN would enforce total peace
B) Riots could break out that governments could not control
C) The Arab world would fully integrate the Jews
D) A peaceful transition would occur
  • 4. What warnings did Arab states give to Western powers regarding the partition plan?
A) Oil embargo or realignment with the Soviet Bloc
B) Immediate military invasion of Europe
C) A total boycott of all Western goods
D) Closure of all international borders
  • 5. On what date did the UN General Assembly vote on the modified Partition Plan?
A) 24 November 1947
B) 1 December 1947
C) 29 November 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, 13 against, 10 abstentions
C) 25 in favour, 20 against, 10 abstentions
D) 33 in favour, 10 against, 13 abstentions
  • 7. Which country was the only Asian nation to vote in favour of the partition?
A) China
B) Thailand
C) Philippines
D) Turkey
  • 8. Who was the Mandate holder that abstained from the final UN vote?
A) France
B) Soviet Union
C) United Kingdom
D) United States
  • 9. How did Jews in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem react to the UN resolution on the night of the vote?
A) They celebrated throughout the night
B) They remained indifferent
C) They protested in the streets
D) They mourned the loss of territory
  • 10. What was Ben-Gurion's opinion of the borders established by the partition plan?
A) He believed they provided a stable demographic basis
B) He insisted they were far too large
C) He felt they were perfectly defined and secure
D) He described them as bad from a military and political point of view
  • 11. Which underground organizations rejected the partition plan?
A) Haganah and Palmach
B) Irgun Tsvai Leumi and Lehi
C) The Zionist Congress
D) The Jewish Agency and Histadrut
  • 12. What was Menachem Begin's stance on the bisection of the homeland?
A) He felt it was the only way to save the Jewish people
B) He supported it as a temporary necessity
C) He believed it would lead to immediate peace
D) He stated it was illegal and would never be recognized
  • 13. What did Simha Flapan argue regarding Zionist acceptance of the partition?
A) It was a mistake that should have been avoided
B) It was a tactical move to thwart an Arab state and expand territory
C) It was based on full support for international Jerusalem
D) It was a genuine commitment to peaceful coexistence
  • 14. What demographic concern did Ben-Gurion express regarding the new Jewish state?
A) There were too few Jews to defend the borders
B) The non-Jewish population was too small to be economically viable
C) A 60% Jewish majority did not provide a stable basis
D) The population was too urbanized
  • 15. What did the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fadel Jamall, claim about the Jewish population in Iraq?
A) They shared all political and economic rights with Muslims and Christians
B) They were being held hostage by the government
C) They were planning to leave for Palestine
D) They were treated as second-class citizens
  • 16. Which subcommittee was tasked with studying and modifying the boundaries of the proposed partition?
A) The Ad Hoc Committee
B) Subcommittee Two
C) The Palestine Commission
D) Subcommittee One
  • 17. What was the total estimated Bedouin population according to the report used by Sub-Committee 2?
A) Approximately 22,000
B) Approximately 75,000
C) Approximately 127,000
D) Approximately 500,000
  • 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) 105
B) 12
C) 54
D) 200
  • 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) India
B) Liberia
C) Philippines
D) Haiti
  • 22. According to the text, what percentage of arable land was owned by Jews at the time of the partition decision?
A) 33 per cent
B) 56 per cent
C) 7 per cent
D) 43 per cent
  • 23. Which UN resolution adopted the Partition Plan for Palestine?
A) Resolution 181 (II)
B) Resolution 242
C) Resolution 194
D) Resolution 181 (I)
  • 24. What percentage of Mandatory Palestine's territory was allocated to the Arab state under the 1947 plan?
A) 42.88%
B) 0.65%
C) 56.47%
D) 50%
  • 25. Who was the Zionist leader who viewed the acceptance of the partition plan as a tactical steppingstone?
A) David Ben-Gurion
B) Arthur Balfour
C) Herbert Samuel
D) Chaim Weizmann
  • 26. What year was the British administration of Palestine formalized by the League of Nations?
A) 1947
B) 1917
C) 1937
D) 1923
  • 27. What commission in 1937 first recommended the partition of Palestine?
A) Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
B) Peel Commission
C) Woodhead Commission
D) UNSCOP
  • 28. What policy document in 1939 limited Jewish immigration to Palestine?
A) UN Resolution 181
B) Balfour Declaration
C) MacDonald White Paper
D) Peel Report
  • 29. Which principle did Arab leaders argue the partition plan violated?
A) National self-determination.
B) Freedom of the press.
C) Freedom of movement.
D) Equality of taxation.
  • 30. According to the UN Palestine Commission, how were Arab interests attempting to alter the settlement?
A) By appealing to the International Court of Justice.
B) Through diplomatic negotiations.
C) Through international mediation.
D) By force.
  • 31. What document did the Arab delegations cite when arguing against the partition?
A) The Geneva Convention.
B) The UN charter.
C) The Balfour Declaration.
D) The League of Nations mandate.
  • 32. How soon after the vote did the Arab delegations issue a statement claiming the vote was invalid?
A) One month later.
B) The day after.
C) Immediately after.
D) One week later.
  • 33. Who was the General Secretary of the Arab League when the UNSCOP report was released?
A) Shukri al-Quwatli
B) Ibrahim Hashem Pasha
C) King Farouk
D) Azzam Pasha
  • 34. What did the Syrian president, Shukri al-Quwatli, tell his people regarding Zionism?
A) We shall eradicate Zionism
B) We shall partition the land with Zionism
C) We shall negotiate with Zionism
D) We shall allow Zionism to exist
  • 35. Which newspaper was the first important Arab voice to support the partition of Palestine?
A) Al Mokattam
B) The Syrian Daily
C) The Transjordan Times
D) The Egyptian Gazette
  • 36. Who was appointed as Military Governor of the Arab areas occupied by the Transjordan Army?
A) Azzam Pasha
B) Ibrahim Hashem Pasha
C) King Farouk
D) Shukri al-Quwatli
  • 37. What percentage of land were the Jews proposed to receive under the partition plan?
A) 45%
B) 33%
C) 56%
D) 6%
  • 38. What proportion of the Palestinian population lived in the area designated for the Jewish state?
A) 45%
B) 6%
C) 33%
D) 56%
  • 39. Most of the proposed Jewish state consisted of which geographical area?
A) The Galilee mountains
B) The coastal plain
C) The Jordan Valley
D) The Negev desert
  • 40. Which family backed King Abdullah and union with Transjordan?
A) The Husseini family
B) The Ziad family
C) The Nashashibi family
D) The Alami family
  • 41. How did the Arab Higher Committee respond to the partition resolution?
A) Appealed to the International Court of Justice
B) Declared a three-day general strike
C) Formally accepted the proposal
D) Launched an immediate naval blockade
  • 42. When did the British cabinet decide the Mandate would end?
A) Midnight 14 May 1948
B) 11 December 1947
C) 1 August 1948
D) 4 December 1947
  • 43. When were the UN Palestine Commission allowed to establish a presence in Palestine relative to the end of the Mandate?
A) They were never allowed to enter.
B) No earlier than a fortnight before.
C) Immediately upon the announcement.
D) Six months before.
  • 44. Where did the Jewish People's Council gather to declare the establishment of the State of Israel?
A) The Gaza government headquarters.
B) The Tel Aviv Museum.
C) The city of Jerusalem.
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) Sam Philipe.
D) Alan Cunningham.
  • 46. What is the name of the street in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem commemorating the partition plan?
A) Bernadotte Way.
B) Resolution 181 Avenue.
C) Independence Hall Street.
D) Kaf-tet benovember.
  • 47. Who designed the monument unveiled in Netanya for the 75th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan?
A) Abdul Koroma.
B) Mahmoud Abbas.
C) Sam Philipe.
D) Alan Cunningham.
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