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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. Which of these answers is the name for the organization which handles internal police matters?

2. All teachers and government workers are required to receive clearance from the ____________, though mostly Arabs are regularly investigated.

3. The program allows teens to break down ___________ and confront stereotypes.

4. It's interesting to note that both Arabs and Jews are actually ____________.

5. A young Palestinian asks to be called Gamal as he fears additional _________ if he is found.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who did Shipler visit each time he went to Israel in 1993 and in 2001?

4. What happens when Arabs and Jews are paired up and given large sheets of paper on which to paint?

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

6. After 45 days of imprisonment and torture, what did the young Palestinian swore he had done during that time?

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

8. What does the Proclamation of Independence call on Arabs to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shipler himself questions how his feelings about Arabs might have changed if he were directly involved in an act of violence.

Part 1: Do you think being personally affected by violence would make you hate a certain group of people? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think revenge is ever a good motivator in times of war?

Part 3: Why do you think Shipler considers the idea of revenge as a motivator for him to hate the Arabs? Do you think he might harbor some hesitation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

A girl tells Shipler that she would like to learn to read, but that she is too old for coeducational schooling.

Part 1: Why do you think girls are only allowed to be in school up to a certain point?

Part 2: How does a society benefit from having a strong learning system?

Part 3: What might a women do if she has no education to use in her life? What are her options?

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