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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Those who are citizens of _________ are less feared than those people in the West Bank.
(a) Israel.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

2. There is too much bitterness between the Arabs and the Jews for them to generate ________ about themselves or each other.
(a) Conversations.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Treaties.
(d) Stories.

3. With the rise of ___________ in the seventh century, an Arab-Jewish symbiosis flowered.
(a) Islam.
(b) Wars.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Christianity.

4. Shipler points out that few Arabs know anything about ___________ as it is not covered well, if at all, in school.
(a) The history of their people.
(b) Jewish struggles.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) The wars.

5. One of the dangers of interracial mingling, according to statements made in this chapter, is the obscenity of ___________.
(a) Mixed colors.
(b) Intermarriage.
(c) Children.
(d) Religious failings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shipler fears that Arab youth are being affected by the Israeli ___________ using strong arm tactics in the presence of youth.

2. A publication in 1950 said that so many Christians had converted to Islam over the years that ________ blood was an acceptable substitute.

3. Under Muslim control, Jews adapted their _____________ to fit local conditions.

4. Failing to understand the more reserved ____________ of the Ashkenazim, Arabs were unable to recognize authentic hospitality.

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

(see the answer key)

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