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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. Camel caravans used to take 18 days to reach Cairo, so they would only occur __________ times a year.

2. When one of two partners in the marriage converts, the ceremony is said to have taken place between two ____________.

3. What is the name of the infamous publication that President Nasser used?

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

5. The newborn state of __________ in 1948 pledged to uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do some Jews oppose any vote for Israeli-Arabs?

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

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

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

5. What does Shipler find a striking similarity between when this chapter begins?

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

7. Why do Arabs know little about the Holocaust, according to Shipler?

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

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

10. What do children's texts and street jokes seem to depict the Jew as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Children are taught from a young age to hate those who are not like them, with school lessons even talking about who to fear.

Part 1: Do you think it's right to teach children to fear a certain group of people? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think lessons about other races are necessary in schools? Why or why not?

Part 3: Are there ways to teach children about other races in an unbiased fashion? Why or why not?

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