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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shipler realizes there is no _____________ Israel or Palestine.
(a) Paleolithic.
(b) Monolithic.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Ideal.

2. Shipler concludes that only one side celebrates the liberation of _______________.
(a) Ramallah.
(b) Dubai.
(c) Ansar.
(d) Jerusalem.

3. Shipler describes life in the Dheisheh __________ on the occupied West Bank where every aspect of life instills militancy in youth.
(a) Ghetto.
(b) Precinct.
(c) Camp.
(d) Complex.

4. Why wasn't King Hussein able to continue his vision for peace and stability in the area?
(a) He left the country.
(b) He was assassinated.
(c) His treaty was not ratified.
(d) He died of cancer.

5. Shipler focuses on the variety of ____________ at the Damascus Gate at the start of the book.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Life.
(c) Children.
(d) Pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Arabs who were expelled from their villages in 1948 end up going?

2. Shipler ends the chapter by talking about the treatment of battle ______________ that afflicted many of the Israeli soldiers who fought in Lebanon.

3. At this time of the first edition of this book, which flag was outlawed in terms of being permitted to be displayed?

4. The book decides to show revelations about an area of the world which is too easy to ______________.

5. The opening at the beginning of the book is a wandering of the streets of ____________ from sunrise to high noon.

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