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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shipler seeks to examine the interlocking ______________ that Jews and Arabs use to categorize each other.
(a) Slurs.
(b) Stereotypes.
(c) Images.
(d) Cultures.

2. Both sides are represented by the stories of families reaching back in the disputed __________ for generations.
(a) Land.
(b) Government.
(c) Culture.
(d) Religion.

3. Shipler seeks to catalog the ___________ each side has of the other side.
(a) Cultures.
(b) Education.
(c) Images.
(d) Uses.

4. ___________ arguments carry little weight, even among extreme West Bank settlers.
(a) Academic.
(b) Government.
(c) Biblical.
(d) Theoretical.

5. 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) Peace.
(c) Religion.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shipler realizes there is no _____________ Israel or Palestine.

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

3. Shipler plans to reveal the broad forces in the area which contribute to ______________.

4. Sometimes, being ____________ is advantageous because there is no legacy of long standing antagonism.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Palestinians NOT do, even though many Jews say that they do?

2. What does Shipler explain about the Middle Easterners and what they have felt they need to do?

3. What are some of the ways in which Jews typically stereotype Arabs as noted in the book?

4. What happens because there is too much bitterness among Arabs and Jews, according to Shipler?

5. Unless a two state solution can be found, what will the population of Arabs to Jews be in the coming years?

6. What is the first goal of Shipler as he strives to create a main discussion for this book?

7. Where does Shipler note that the stereotypes of Arabs are depicted in the everyday culture?

8. What do smugglers make sure that young Palestinians get in relation to the Jews?

9. Why is it said that conflict is comfortable to both sides of this area?

10. How are the Arab youth being affected by the actions of the Israeli police?

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