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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 Israel's main overseas intelligence agency?

2. A reporter Shipler brought with him to the prison camp was a survivor of ______________.

3. Neve Shalom was conceived in 1970 as an ___________ community.

4. Shipler says that a powerful fear of the alleged sexual __________ of Arab men is intermixed with all of the other stereotypes Jews hold.

5. In May of 2001, Shipler asks students who they think the victims are in the conflicts. What do they all answer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are almost all mixed marriages comprised of in terms of gender and religion?

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

5. What are the two dangers being seen in interracial mingling between Arabs and Jews?

6. Why does Tala reject the idea of meeting again with Jewish teens?

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

8. Why is sexual experimentation with Jewish girls attractive to Muslim males?

9. What did the government pour millions of dollars into, thought they would not support Neve Shalom?

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

Wars can create horrific results, but they also produce heroes as well as a chance to defend one's beliefs.

Part 1: Do you think war is the only solution in some situations? Why or why not?

Part 2: What do you think about the idea of war heroes? Do you believe someone fighting in a war is always a hero? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think you would ever feel called to fight in a war? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The two cultures have impacted each other over the decades - with Hebrew owing much of its language to Arabic.

Part 1: Why do you think the two cultures affected each other even in the midst of tensions?

Part 2: Do you think that the intermingling of cultures is a sign that the two can eventually come to peace? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that the two cultures realize they are quite similar? Why or why not?

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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