2002 Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A tiny number of Israelis understand ________, which leads to paranoia.
(a) History.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Cultural differences.
(d) Arabic.

2. Terrorism is meant to be ___________________, not intended to harm individual victims.
(a) A message.
(b) Theater.
(c) Bloody.
(d) Tremendous.

3. The official ___________ myth is that 700,000 Arabs fled their homes in 1948, freely giving up their rights.
(a) Arab.
(b) Muslim.
(c) American.
(d) Israeli.

4. Shipler examines both sides' abandonment of the common ____________ of the desert.
(a) Rules.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Culture.
(d) Manners.

5. The opening of this chapter talks about the two day celebration of the Day of ____________.
(a) Souls.
(b) War.
(c) Remembrance.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ arguments carry little weight, even among extreme West Bank settlers.

2. Israeli authorities monitor ___________ prayers in the mosques, warning imams not to preach on controversial subjects.

3. Israeli hardliners play up the power of the Arabs, lest others try to understand their ____________.

4. Acts of violence lead to ___________, worst case assumptions and calls for retribution.

5. Four heavily armed _________ seize a hostage and then release him and then are pursued by the mob around them.

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