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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Small __________ grants were what kept Neve Shalom in business over the years.
(a) British.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) American.

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

3. The man in the relationship portrayed in the radio program ends up entering a _________ and becoming a religious zealot.
(a) Yeshiva.
(b) Mental institution.
(c) Church.
(d) Gang.

4. The program allows teens to break down ___________ and confront stereotypes.
(a) Illusions.
(b) Worry.
(c) Barriers.
(d) Fears.

5. A reporter Shipler brought with him to the prison camp was a survivor of ______________.
(a) Polio.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Heart disease.

6. On the first day, the students are told to do nothing but pass each other and _________________.
(a) Greet each other.
(b) Touch hands.
(c) Make eye contact.
(d) Smile.

7. The young girl says she would like to learn how to __________, but she is too old for coeducational learning.
(a) Read.
(b) Do math problems.
(c) Make more money.
(d) Draw.

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

9. Which of these answers is the name for Israel's main overseas intelligence agency?
(a) Shin Beth.
(b) Neither.
(c) Both.
(d) Mossad.

10. Shipler points out that few Arabs know anything about ___________ as it is not covered well, if at all, in school.
(a) Jewish struggles.
(b) The wars.
(c) The history of their people.
(d) The Holocaust.

11. What is the name of the infamous publication that President Nasser used?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Final Solution.
(c) The Protocols of Israel.
(d) The Protocols of Zion.

12. How long is the encounter for the teens who stay together at Neve Shalom?
(a) A year.
(b) Four days.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

13. What is the name of the Palestinian girl who found connections with a group of Jewish girls, only to disconnect from them after the sieges of Ramallah?
(a) Reta.
(b) Mali.
(c) Tala.
(d) Rita.

14. Shipler continues to find both groups of students hopefully ______________, trying to change their ways of thinking.
(a) Resilient.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Civil.
(d) Peaceful.

15. Zohar says that if his parents had not remained in Israel, he would have become a ___________ in the refugee camps.
(a) Cook.
(b) Guerrilla.
(c) Wanderer.
(d) Prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. A witty Palestinian claimed he was a victim of ___________ when targeted by anti-Arab bigotry.

2. It's interesting to note that both Arabs and Jews are actually ____________.

3. Ancient Greeks and modern Europeans both sought to assimilate the ___________.

4. What do Jewish children respond happened at school on days when soldiers burst into their classroom?

5. Sexual experimentation with ____________ is attractive to Muslim males because of how their beliefs are structured.

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