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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. Shipler seeks to unravel the complexities of interaction by which the tiny minority of high-minded individuals strive to bridge the gap of ___________.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Religion.
(c) Peace.
(d) Understanding.

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

3. Through contact with individual __________, Arabs often soften their stance and realize the danger of their stereotyping.
(a) Insurgents.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Children.
(d) Jews.

4. Shipler ends the chapter by talking about the treatment of battle ______________ that afflicted many of the Israeli soldiers who fought in Lebanon.
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Wounds.
(c) Flu.
(d) Infections.

5. Shipler does admit to finding much _______________ among the Arabs he visits, but little of the systematic vindictiveness described in the previous chapter.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Agreement.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Children taught only caution in dealing with __________ more often grow to fear and hate them.

2. ____________ is comfortable to both sides as everyone knows unambiguously whom to hate.

3. What is the only integrated community in Israel, according to this chapter?

4. Shipler notes that _________ among Arabs is so high that it is unlikely that the virulent bigotry has much affect on Arabic minds.

5. The opening of the chapter depicts an incident which took place on King _________ Street in Jerusalem.

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