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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. Rabbi David Hartman is a ___________ philosopher who states that religion is naturally reactionary.

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

3. Both sides are represented by the stories of families reaching back in the disputed __________ for generations.

4. Liberal Jews speak of fears for the integrity of the ____________ enterprise.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the two day celebration of the Day of Remembrance celebrate according to the book?

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

4. Why does the virulent bigotry in books, fiction and journalism not have much affect on the Arabs?

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

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

7. What does Rabbi Hartman have to say about religion at the start of this chapter?

8. What are some of the ways in which Jews typically stereotype Arabs as noted in the book?

9. Shipler discusses the naivety of what official Israeli strategy as a means of evaporating Palestinian national aspirations?

10. Unless a two state solution can be found, what will the population of Arabs to Jews be in the coming years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The overall goal of the book seems to be to discuss whether peace is possible in an area with such a long history of war.

Part 1: Why do you think peace is still the goal of mankind?

Part 2: Do you think finding world peace is something that is possible? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the world would change if we were able to create world peace?

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

What's perhaps most compelling about the divide between the Arabs and the Jews is its long, complex history.

Part 1: Why do you think the chasm between the Arabs and the Jews has lasted so long?

Part 2: How can someone stop a belief system which has been in place for centuries? Can they?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to change thinking which has been indoctrinated into a culture?

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