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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shipler discusses censored passages from the ___________'s memoir shoring that the brutality was hardly unintentional.

3. Israeli children grow up with the lasting impression that Arabs are a colorful, menacing _____________.

4. The Jewish feel that the Arabs understand only a language of __________ and soft-handed policies will fail.

5. A tiny number of Israelis understand ________, which leads to paranoia.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Arab side of the argument lack a spokesperson for reason?

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

3. Why it is sometimes advantageous to be an outsider, according to Shipler?

4. What does Shipler say a great tangle of nonsense grows from in this chapter?

5. What happens when some of the people retreat to dogmatism in their thinking about the enemy?

6. What do Arabs have to say about Jews in their own stereotypes of this culture?

7. What is the second goal of Shipler for this book and for the understanding of the reader?

8. Where was Shipler wandering in the streets at the start of this book and its narrative?

9. What are some of the ways in which the Israeli Jews see the Arabs, sometimes being disgusted and yet infatuated?

10. What do some scholars with whom Shipler speaks say in regards to most Muslims' understanding of their own book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The description of another Holocaust taking place is shocking to many readers, but not to others.

Part 1: Do you believe that other Holocausts are occurring right now? Why or why not?

Part 2: How does the practice of Holocaust-like prison camps help a society?

Part 3: What does it say about society that Holocaust-like camps are still in existence?

Essay Topic 2

It is said by Rabbi David Hartman that biblical people are extremists. This is a powerful statement for readers.

Part 1: Do you agree with the statement of Rabbi Hartman? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Hartman makes the statement he does?

Part 3: In what ways have you seen religion affect the way the world works together?

Essay Topic 3

When you first read the title of this book, you were probably hit with a few images of each of these groups, whether accurate or not.

Part 1: Why do you think Arabs are perceived the way that they are?

Part 2: Why do you think Jews are perceived the way that they are?

Part 3: Why do you think you have certain images which come up in your mind when you hear the group names?

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