NOTE to Students: Before answering the questions, read the information under "Background" below the questions.

1.  a) Which two political parties won the majority of the vote in the first of three electoral rounds for the Egyptian parliament?
b)  What percent of the vote did each party win?

2.  a) What is Sharia?
b)  What is the Muslim Brotherhood's goal for Sharia?

3.  a)  The Nour political party members are Salafi Muslims.  What are Salafis?
b) What goal does the Nour Party have for Islamic law in Egypt?

4.  Why are the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi's Nour Party expected to dominate the remaining two rounds of Egypt's parliamentary elections?

5.  The U.S. State Department does not include the Muslim Brotherhood on its list of terrorist organizations.  However, several well-known terrorists and terrorist groups have their origin in the Brotherhood.  Name these individuals/groups.

6.  CHALLENGE:  Read the commentaries under "Resources" below the questions.  Egypt's recently ousted authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt with a secular (non-religious) government.  How do you think these commentators view the victory of Islamist parties in Egypt? Explain your answer.
b)  How do you think Egyptian women view the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood and Nour Party in Egypt?  Explain your answer.