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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. When does television appear in Israel?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1970..
(d) 1965.

2. Who is Friedman's own rabbi?
(a) Shimon Tsimhe.
(b) David Hartman.
(c) Ze'ev Chafets.
(d) Eliezer Waldman.

3. In the U.S., how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their synagogue affiliation.
(b) By their relationship to Israel.
(c) By their rabbi.
(d) By their place of birth.

4. The intifada marks the beginning of what for the Palestinians?
(a) Violence agains the Israelis.
(b) Economic disaster.
(c) Solidarity.
(d) New Israeli rules.

5. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A political speech.
(c) A fight in the Jabaliya camp.
(d) An auto accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to power in Israel in 1977?

2. After the Six Day War, what presents an internal threat to Israel?

3. What is the first settlement in Hebron?

4. How many goals do Jewish leaders have after the end of World War II?

5. What is the only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference the Six Day War made to Israel without them even realizing it at the time?

2. What does Friedman tell us about the night he made the decision to leave Beirut?

3. What is the difference in the way Jews define or identify themselves in the United States vs. Israel?

4. Why did one of Friedman's friends, upon his return to Israel, say that his two years in Germany were "relaxing"?

5. Has the subject of the Holocaust always been a subject of discussion in Israel?

6. According to Friedman, is Israel a place to go to establish your Jewish identity?

7. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?

8. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?

9. Why do some Jews claim that Israel is judged by different standards than other countries?

10. What are the two things that Friedman cites as to why the world is interested in Israel?

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