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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At this time of the first edition of this book, which flag was outlawed in terms of being permitted to be displayed?
(a) Neither.
(b) Israeli.
(c) Both.
(d) Palestinian.

2. _____________ is a nationalistic movement, whose political agenda is in continuity with the lamentation of the Jews exiled to Bablyon.
(a) Jihad.
(b) Zionism.
(c) Muslim pride.
(d) Judaism.

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

4. 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.

5. "A __________ girl doesn't have to wait for an opportunity to move next door," said one Arab woman.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Smart.
(d) Loose.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Jewish feel that the Arabs understand only a language of __________ and soft-handed policies will fail.

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

3. Shipler examines both sides' abandonment of the common ____________ of the desert.

4. Camel caravans used to take 18 days to reach Cairo, so they would only occur __________ times a year.

5. The author observes that a "great tangle of nonsense grows from a seed of __________."

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