Capitalizing Proper Nouns

For each of the following sentences, select the answer choice that lists the proper nouns that should be capitalized.

For help with this exercise, see section 28a of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    The ancient city of jerusalem in israel contains holy sites for jews, christians, and muslims.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  2. Question

    Africans, europeans, and americans visit the mount of olives and other famous sites.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  3. Question

    Israel was created as a jewish homeland after world war II, and hebrew is its official language.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  4. Question

    The jewish holy day, which begins friday evening, and other jewish observances, such as hanukkah and yom kippur, start at sunset.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  5. Question

    The middle east, which is populated mostly by arabs, is the setting for many of the events described in the bible.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.