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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Camel caravans used to take 18 days to reach Cairo, so they would only occur __________ times a year.
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. Some ____________ oppose any vote for Israeli-Arabs since they are exempt from military service.
(a) Governments.
(b) Women.
(c) Jews.
(d) Non-Israeli Arabs.

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

5. Shipler describes the similarity between a __________ ceremony with the Bedouin and a Jewish passover.
(a) Wine.
(b) Hand washing.
(c) Fish.
(d) Seder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shipler notes that a shift in tactics to assaults on select individuals backfired when applied to ___________ in the West Bank.

2. Shipler traces _______ waves of settles, none of whom felt any mystical attraction to the land.

3. Shipler claims that at the time he and his family lived in Jerusalem, it was safer than _____________.

4. The 2002 _____________ shows that the area in the Middle East is growing steadily more complex and explosive.

5. Shipler talks with several participants in a program called Interns for _______.

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