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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Israeli Jews have mixed feelings about war's ________, whereas Arabs allow the Islamic concept of jihad.
(a) Necessity.
(b) Feasability.
(c) Violence.
(d) Morality.

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

3. Rumors spread of a ___________ accomplice and foreign tourists fitting that description are rounded up for questioning.
(a) Female.
(b) Asian male.
(c) Child.
(d) Caucasian male.

4. Shipler wonders whether if his son had been killed during the incident if he would have hated all ____________ and craved revenge.
(a) Tourists.
(b) Jews.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Whites.

5. The King Hussein of _______ vows to work for peace and for security in the area.
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Israel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Only a small percentage of Israelis identify themselves as _____________.

2. Shipler concludes that only one side celebrates the liberation of _______________.

3. Hartman states that biblical people are ______________, which can turn religion into a force of evil.

4. Shipler seeks to unravel the complexities of interaction by which the tiny minority of high-minded individuals strive to bridge the gap of ___________.

5. Shipler realizes there is no _____________ Israel or Palestine.

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