Question

question: 10
jamal lives in saudi arabia and speaks arabic. he goes to the mosque to worship because he is a sunni muslim. while away on vacation, he met amil who is also muslim. however, he is from iran and is part of the shia muslims. they became friends even though they had to use their cellphones to translate because amil speaks farsi and they could not understand each other without it.
which statement is true about the ethnicity of jamal and amil?
a. jamal is an arab and amil is kurdish.
b. jamal is kurdish and amil is persian.
c. jamal is arab and amil is persian.
d. jamal is persian and amil is kurdish.

Explanation:

• Saudi Arabia has a large Arab population, and since Jamal lives there and speaks Arabic, he is likely Arab.
• Iran has a significant Persian population, and Amil is from Iran and speaks Farsi (which is the Persian language), so he is likely Persian.

Answer:

C. Jamal is Arab and Amil is Persian.