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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wealthy Jews deride the Arabs as being ____________ and about being lazy.
(a) Brash.
(b) Uncouth.
(c) Mannerless.
(d) Dirty.

3. Shipler realizes there is no _____________ Israel or Palestine.
(a) Ideal.
(b) Monolithic.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Paleolithic.

4. Settlers referred to their occupation of the territories as ______________.
(a) Effective.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) God's will.
(d) Liberation.

5. Israeli hardliners play up the power of the Arabs, lest others try to understand their ____________.
(a) Greed.
(b) Motives.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Culture.

6. Why wasn't King Hussein able to continue his vision for peace and stability in the area?
(a) He left the country.
(b) He was assassinated.
(c) His treaty was not ratified.
(d) He died of cancer.

7. Shipler traces _______ waves of settles, none of whom felt any mystical attraction to the land.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

8. Children tend to parrot the generalizations they hear and see, thus all __________ are Kahane and all Jews kill Arabs in refugee camps.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Rabbis.

9. Shipler plans to reveal the broad forces in the area which contribute to ______________.
(a) Change.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Aversion.
(d) Peace.

10. ____________ is comfortable to both sides as everyone knows unambiguously whom to hate.
(a) Peace.
(b) Government.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Bigotry.

11. __________ abounds on both sides, established by decades of war and terror, and individuals vary in how bigoted or tolerant they are.
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Worry.

12. The labeling on ___________ published by both sides in textbooks continues to make clear that neither side yet accepts the reality that neither can covet the whole of the land.
(a) Chapters.
(b) Graphs.
(c) Charts.
(d) Maps.

13. But wealthy Jews also detest Arabs for being ___________ in attitude when they are regularly employed.
(a) Negative.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Positive.
(d) Bold.

14. The Jewish feel that the Arabs understand only a language of __________ and soft-handed policies will fail.
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Peace.
(c) Pity.
(d) Force.

15. When the enemy has no _______________, it makes the hatred and bigotry easier.
(a) Face.
(b) Family.
(c) Honor.
(d) Name.

Short Answer 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 ___________.

2. The expulsion of all ____________ from the city is demanded as a result of the incident in Jerusalem.

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

4. As of the 2002 postscript, there is no lessening of the __________ desire to return to their homes.

5. In response to the celebrations of the Israelis, the Arabs began to celebrate al-Nakba, which is translated to mean what?

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