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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Arab-Israeli dispute is _________, but fundamentalism fans the flames.
(a) Calm.
(b) Simple.
(c) Secular.
(d) Quiet.

2. The first image of fire is a small campfire that ____________ light as soon as they stop in a given place.
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Nomads.
(d) Men.

3. There is too much bitterness between the Arabs and the Jews for them to generate ________ about themselves or each other.
(a) Jokes.
(b) Stories.
(c) Conversations.
(d) Treaties.

4. ___________ arguments carry little weight, even among extreme West Bank settlers.
(a) Government.
(b) Biblical.
(c) Theoretical.
(d) Academic.

5. _________ work is frequently found in juvenile literature for Jews, reinforcing stereotypes.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Arab.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Savage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because the tribesmen have no quarrel with the ____________, they are treated kindly, remarkably generously in the opinion of many of the Bedouin.

2. Only a small percentage of Israelis identify themselves as _____________.

3. A social studies teacher tells Shipler that the Jewish attitude is that 'we can do whatever we _________ with the Arabs."

4. There is a profound resentment that Arab youth are exempt from ____________, which gives them an advantage in the job market.

5. The young girl says she would like to learn how to __________, but she is too old for coeducational learning.

(see the answer key)

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