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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 opening of this chapter talks about the two day celebration of the Day of ____________.

2. To improve the condition of the _________ would lesson the tension necessary to achieve statehood.

3. Israeli authorities monitor ___________ prayers in the mosques, warning imams not to preach on controversial subjects.

4. Opinion polls in 2002 fluctuated around the 50% mark among Israelis over whether they could accept an independent ___________ state next door.

5. Freij does not hate the ____________, just what they do: introduce foreign culture which contaminates the Arabs' ancient culture.

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to paranoia about what might be said by Arabs on the television or on the radio?

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

3. What is the contradiction in opinion that Jews have about Arabs and their work ethic?

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

5. What does Freij tell Shipler about his feelings of the Jews in regards to culture?

6. And finally, what is Shipler's third goal for this book and for the reading audience as a whole?

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

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

9. What does Shipler mean when he discusses the idea of 'culture of the desert'?

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

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

What's interesting to note is that Shipler points out that not all groups are intolerant of others.

Part 1: Why do you think there is a perception that all religious groups have some sort of intolerance?

Part 2: Do you think it's fair to say that all Jews or all Arabs hate the other? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the groups might behave if they realized not everyone was intolerant of them?

Essay Topic 3

Arabs often question the myths they have heard about the Jewish people as they are constantly in contact with them.

Part 1: Do you think integration will help to encourage different groups to better understand and tolerate each other? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Arabs are unable to get away from the Jewish people?

Part 3: Do you feel races should all live amongst each other? Why or why not?

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