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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. Shipler describes how a _____________ prisoner was surprised when he could not discern any difference between a Sephardic and Ashkenazi guard.

2. Shipler describes life in the Dheisheh __________ on the occupied West Bank where every aspect of life instills militancy in youth.

3. Rumors spread of a ___________ accomplice and foreign tourists fitting that description are rounded up for questioning.

4. What is the only integrated community in Israel, according to this chapter?

5. A 13-year-old __________ boy is upset by the anti-Arab bigotry and is called a traitor, a PLO supporter and a communist.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the Israelis grow too grand to perform manual labor in their society?

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

4. What did politicians do when a journalist documents forced expulsions from many parts of the country?

5. What is the recurring theme in the examples that Shipler provides in terms of how the Arabs are portrayed in the media?

6. How do Jews seem to differentiate among Arabs according to survey data that Shipler examines?

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

8. What does Shipler claim about Jerusalem at the time he and his family lived there in regards to its safety?

9. Why does the 12-year-old Palestinian in Jabalya have no past and no future, according to Shipler?

10. The college age Palestinian who was taken prisoner by the Israeli patrol found out what during his imprisonment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Those who do not live in the Middle East may not know what truly happens in the area unless the media shows them a picture or tells a story.

Part 1: Do you believe that all media sources can be trusted to have an unbiased view of the Middle East? Why or why not?

Part 2: How might someone find an unbiased viewpoint of things which do not go on in their local area?

Part 3: Why do you think some countries enforce blackouts about things which happen in their lands?

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

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?

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