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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Syrian prisoner of war wept when he realized that the kibbutzim were not the ___________ he had 'known' them to be.
(a) War camps.
(b) Governments.
(c) Terrorism cells.
(d) Centers of worship.

2. Sometimes, being ____________ is advantageous because there is no legacy of long standing antagonism.
(a) Arabic.
(b) Jewish.
(c) An outsider.
(d) A woman.

3. The twelve-year-old Palestinian notes that he has no ________ and no future.
(a) Past.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Home.
(d) Sense of belonging.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. "If you have ______________, you must find a way to make peace..."

4. Jews can not necessarily deal with the idea that modern __________ Arabs do not fit into their stereotypes.

5. The official Israeli strategy is to destroy the ___________ as a means of evaporating Palestinian national aspirations.

(see the answer key)

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