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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Israeli Jews have mixed feelings about war's ________, whereas Arabs allow the Islamic concept of jihad.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Morality.
(c) Feasability.
(d) Violence.

2. Shipler plans to reveal the broad forces in the area which contribute to ______________.
(a) Aversion.
(b) Change.
(c) Peace.
(d) Happiness.

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

4. Only a small percentage of Israelis identify themselves as _____________.
(a) Violent.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Religious.
(d) Understanding.

5. Where did Arabs who were expelled from their villages in 1948 end up going?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Refugee camps.
(d) Nowhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schools on both sides, Shipler says, continue to deal selectively with the creation of Israel, the ____________ of the conflict.

2. The Arab side if equally radicalized, but lacks a __________ for reason, like the Rabbi Hartman.

3. When the enemy has no _______________, it makes the hatred and bigotry easier.

4. Shipler deals with the Jewish stereotype that Arabs are violent, uncivilized ___________.

5. Shipler examines both sides' abandonment of the common ____________ of the desert.

(see the answer key)

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