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

2. A young Palestinian asks to be called Gamal as he fears additional _________ if he is found.
(a) Military service.
(b) Torture.
(c) Shunning.
(d) Military retribution.

3. ___________ seems to grip the imaginations of Muslim students, according to Shipler.
(a) Peace.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Martyrdom.

4. Under Muslim control, Jews adapted their _____________ to fit local conditions.
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Customs.
(c) Families.
(d) Books.

5. ____________ suffer more overt opposition from their parents than their partners do.
(a) Arab women.
(b) Jewish men.
(c) Arab men.
(d) Jewish women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In May of 2001, Shipler asks students who they think the victims are in the conflicts. What do they all answer?

2. The man in the relationship portrayed in the radio program ends up entering a _________ and becoming a religious zealot.

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

4. Where do the women on the radio program and her new partner meet during competing demonstrations?

5. Which group was underrepresented at Neve Shalom when Shipler visited in 1984?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Bedouin light a small fire as soon as they stop in a given place?

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

3. What are the two dangers being seen in interracial mingling between Arabs and Jews?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why are there no statistics on the intermarriages between Arabs and Jews?

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