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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. Religious opposition to ___________ is fused with the Western theme of scheming to control international banking, politics, and news.
(a) Usury.
(b) Holidays.
(c) Preaching.
(d) Converting.

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

3. Another danger of interracial mingling, according to statements in this chapter, is the risk of ________.
(a) Damnation.
(b) Melting pot societies.
(c) Rape.
(d) Change.

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

5. A witty Palestinian claimed he was a victim of ___________ when targeted by anti-Arab bigotry.
(a) Anti-Semitism.
(b) Politics.
(c) Rage.
(d) Repression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shipler describes the prison camp as a squalid _______, stinking of sewage and garbage.

2. Intermarriages are illegal and must be conducted _______________.

3. One of the dangers of interracial mingling, according to statements made in this chapter, is the obscenity of ___________.

4. The young girl says she would like to learn how to __________, but she is too old for coeducational learning.

5. ____________ by non-Israeli Arabs sharpened the government's security concerns.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things which the Israelis have done for the Sinai Bedouin?

2. Why does Tala reject the idea of meeting again with Jewish teens?

3. Why was it witty for a Palestinian who claimed he was a target of anti-Semitism when targeted by anti-Arab bigotry?

4. What do Palestinians assume about their schools, jobs, villages, and even the refugee camps?

5. Why do Arabs know little about the Holocaust, according to Shipler?

6. What do children's texts and street jokes seem to depict the Jew as?

7. What are almost all mixed marriages comprised of in terms of gender and religion?

8. What does the Proclamation of Independence call on Arabs to do?

9. Why was the rise of Islam the most significant external influence on the Jews, according to Shipler?

10. Who did Shipler visit each time he went to Israel in 1993 and in 2001?

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