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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Israeli children grow up with the lasting impression that Arabs are a colorful, menacing _____________.

2. Shipler traces _______ waves of settles, none of whom felt any mystical attraction to the land.

3. Why wasn't King Hussein able to continue his vision for peace and stability in the area?

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

5. A journalist states that ______ are so used to having enemies that hey are suspicious when someone tries to be their friend.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rabbi Hartman have to say about religion at the start of this chapter?

2. The college age Palestinian who was taken prisoner by the Israeli patrol found out what during his imprisonment?

3. What does Shipler say a great tangle of nonsense grows from in this chapter?

4. What does Shipler explain about the Middle Easterners and what they have felt they need to do?

5. What leads to paranoia about what might be said by Arabs on the television or on the radio?

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

7. Where does Shipler note that the stereotypes of Arabs are depicted in the everyday culture?

8. What is the first goal of Shipler as he strives to create a main discussion for this book?

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

10. What is the official Israeli myth which is dissected in the book which Shipler has written?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A girl tells Shipler that she would like to learn to read, but that she is too old for coeducational schooling.

Part 1: Why do you think girls are only allowed to be in school up to a certain point?

Part 2: How does a society benefit from having a strong learning system?

Part 3: What might a women do if she has no education to use in her life? What are her options?

Essay Topic 2

When you first read the title of this book, you were probably hit with a few images of each of these groups, whether accurate or not.

Part 1: Why do you think Arabs are perceived the way that they are?

Part 2: Why do you think Jews are perceived the way that they are?

Part 3: Why do you think you have certain images which come up in your mind when you hear the group names?

Essay Topic 3

The Arab stereotype includes the idea that they are just violent brutes who are also cowardly.

Part 1: Why do you think Arabs have gained the stereotypes that they have?

Part 2: Do you agree with this stereotype of the Arabs and how you perceive this group of people? Why or why not?

Part 3: What might be a better way to describe the Arab people which might be more realistic?

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