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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. After World War II, how did Europeans feel over what happened to the Jews?

2. Prime Minister __________ had had enough.

3. The Dutch approach to immigration and integration was what approach?

4. During the first uprising in 1983 between Israel and Palestine, the Jews were portrayed as _________________.

5. Hirsi gradually turned away from her Islamic views and was hired by the Labor Party for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened with the European Union tried to get its constitution out?

2. How do Western European nations feel about helping the poor?

3. What happened in Denmark after the 9/11 attacks? How did the Prime Minister deal with this?

4. What happened to Van Gogh? How did others react to this?

5. What happened to London? What was Prime Minister Tony Blair's response? How was Europe affected by this?

6. Who is Johan Galtung? What are Galtung's beliefs?

7. Who was Pim Fortuyn? What were his beliefs?

8. What happened in Madrid? How did people react to this?

9. Who fought the norm in Denmark? What were the results of their actions?

10. Describe Germany's economy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The writer never felt more like an American until 9/11.

Part 1) Why did he feel this way? How did his view of the U.S. change from the time he moved to Europe until this day?

Part 2) How did the view of many Europeans regarding this tragedy compare to the author's? Why? What does this say about both the author and the Europeans?

Part 3) What other events might have changed the European perspective on 9/11? Why?

Essay Topic 2

European politicians are trusted.

Part 1) Why are they trusted? How does this compare to the U.S. view of politicians? Should politicians be trusted? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this trust affect Europe? How does this also affect immigrants and integration?

Part 3) How different might Europe be if Europeans treated their politicians as Americans treat their own?

Essay Topic 3

A Jew is never seen as being European.

Part 1) How are they seen? Why are they seen in this way? How has this affected Jewish life in Europe?

Part 2) How did the results of World War II aid in tolerance of Jews? Why is this tolerance fading, according to the author?

Part 3) How successful is multiculturalism in Europe? Why? How does this compare to multiculturalism in the U.S.?

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