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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elias Freij sees growing on the crest of the hills a new Jewish neighborhood, _________, whose architecture is not at all rooted in the land.
(a) Philo.
(b) Gilo.
(c) Thera.
(d) Erza.

2. The opening of this chapter talks about the two day celebration of the Day of ____________.
(a) Remembrance.
(b) Souls.
(c) War.
(d) Honor.

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

4. Shipler begins to describe the history of the Palestinian and the Israeli ________ to help the reader gain perspective.
(a) Americans.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Jews.

5. Critics see no need to meet the enemy personally as they already know what ___________ are like.
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Jews.
(d) Tourists.

6. Schools on both sides, Shipler says, continue to deal selectively with the creation of Israel, the ____________ of the conflict.
(a) Ending.
(b) High point.
(c) Original sin.
(d) Patient zero.

7. Four heavily armed _________ seize a hostage and then release him and then are pursued by the mob around them.
(a) Jews.
(b) Arabs.
(c) Iranians.
(d) Iraqis.

8. There is a profound resentment that Arab youth are exempt from ____________, which gives them an advantage in the job market.
(a) Education.
(b) Training.
(c) Military service.
(d) Language classes.

9. Violence and counter violence have become not just byproducts of political battles, but also the origin of new __________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Directions.
(c) Rifts.
(d) Terrorist acts.

10. During the takeover of the West Bank and Jerusalem in 1967, Arabs were surprised by how ___________ they were treated.
(a) Cruelly.
(b) Indifferently.
(c) Harshly.
(d) Humanely.

11. The opening of the chapter depicts an incident which took place on King _________ Street in Jerusalem.
(a) Henry.
(b) Peter.
(c) George.
(d) Thomas.

12. Failing to understand the more reserved ____________ of the Ashkenazim, Arabs were unable to recognize authentic hospitality.
(a) Rules.
(b) Nature.
(c) Language.
(d) Homes.

13. Rabbi David Hartman is a ___________ philosopher who states that religion is naturally reactionary.
(a) New Age.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Western.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. "If you have ______________, you must find a way to make peace..."
(a) A question.
(b) A problem.
(c) An argument.
(d) An enemy.

15. Only a small percentage of Israelis identify themselves as _____________.
(a) Religious.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Violent.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The Lebanese women opposes a _________________ between Israel and Lebanon because this would result in an expansion of the Jewish state.

5. Rarely, Shipler notes, does terrorism become an effective tool as it quickly becomes _______________.

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