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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. The media in Norway, and much of Europe, is taught to do what?

2. The ______________________ attitude seems to Bawer to be a positive thing until he noticed the social effects of it.

3. Radical, fundamental Muslims are taking advantage of what?

4. The narrator writes that the European elite is so removed from the realities of international affairs, and so bothered by their irrelevance in them, that they were incapable of what?

5. Bush was whose puppet, according to some Europeans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Europeans want to avoid war? How does this desire affect them?

2. What facts does the author give about rape? What is Unni Wikan's response to these rapes?

3. Describe immigration and integration in Europe.

4. What is the European view of the world?

5. How do most Europeans view immigrants? How does this compare to the American view of immigrants?

6. Describe European politicians.

7. Describe the 68ers.

8. What is Paris becoming? How does the author support this?

9. What did many Europeans believe about George Bush?

10. How did the narrator react to the attacks on 9/11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Olaf Gersemann tried to break the stereotype that Europeans had towards Americans.

Part 1) How does he go about trying to break this? Why does he try to break this stereotype? How does he benefit from ti?

Part 2) Is he successful at breaking the stereotype? Why or why not? What stereotype do Americans have of Europeans? Why?

Part 3) What stereotypes do you witness in your own life? Are these accurate? Why or why not? Can they be broken? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

A class is inevitable between the radical Muslims and liberal Europeans.

Part 1) Describe the radical Muslims and liberal Europeans. Why does the narrator believe a clash is inevitable?

Part 2) Have clashes already occurred? If so, when and why? If not, why not? How has the U.S. clashed with radical Muslims? Why?

Part 3) What might this clash do to Europe? How will this clash affect Americans?

Essay Topic 3

Americans believe in liberty for all.

Part 1) How has the author come to this conclusion? How does this compare to the European opinion of liberty?

Part 2) How does this belief affect the opinions of others towards the U.S.? Explain.

Part 3) How is this belief seen in your own community? How does it influence your daily life?

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