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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is believed that ______________ changed the Jews.
(a) Imperialism.
(b) The Torah.
(c) Wars.
(d) The Zionists.

2. Rarely, Shipler notes, does terrorism become an effective tool as it quickly becomes _______________.
(a) Violent.
(b) Routine.
(c) Unorganized.
(d) Simple.

3. Why wasn't King Hussein able to continue his vision for peace and stability in the area?
(a) He died of cancer.
(b) He was assassinated.
(c) His treaty was not ratified.
(d) He left the country.

4. What is dangerously high for the Arab population, causing concern for the Jewish inhabitants?
(a) Violence rate.
(b) Birth rate.
(c) Death rate.
(d) Rape rate.

5. An Egyptian girl tells Shipler how surprised she was to find ______________ so Middle Eastern.
(a) Ramallah.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Nazareth.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Syrian prisoner of war wept when he realized that the kibbutzim were not the ___________ he had 'known' them to be.

2. Sometimes, being ____________ is advantageous because there is no legacy of long standing antagonism.

3. Shipler seeks to examine the interlocking ______________ that Jews and Arabs use to categorize each other.

4. The King Hussein of _______ vows to work for peace and for security in the area.

5. Shipler wonders whether if his son had been killed during the incident if he would have hated all ____________ and craved revenge.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shipler claim about Jerusalem at the time he and his family lived there in regards to its safety?

2. What happens because there is too much bitterness among Arabs and Jews, according to Shipler?

3. What are some of the ways in which Jews typically stereotype Arabs as noted in the book?

4. What happens when the Israelis grow too grand to perform manual labor in their society?

5. Why it is sometimes advantageous to be an outsider, according to Shipler?

6. What are some of the ways in which the Israeli Jews see the Arabs, sometimes being disgusted and yet infatuated?

7. Why is it said that conflict is comfortable to both sides of this area?

8. Why does the virulent bigotry in books, fiction and journalism not have much affect on the Arabs?

9. What do the Palestinians NOT do, even though many Jews say that they do?

10. What do smugglers make sure that young Palestinians get in relation to the Jews?

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