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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. Another danger of interracial mingling, according to statements in this chapter, is the risk of ________.

2. Modern scholarship has debunked the myth that Jews and Arabs are _______________ related.

3. ___________ seems to grip the imaginations of Muslim students, according to Shipler.

4. Ancient Greeks and modern Europeans both sought to assimilate the ___________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

When you first read the title of this book, you were probably hit with a few images of each of these groups, whether accurate or not.

Part 1: Why do you think Arabs are perceived the way that they are?

Part 2: Why do you think Jews are perceived the way that they are?

Part 3: Why do you think you have certain images which come up in your mind when you hear the group names?

Essay Topic 3

While the Arabs and the Jews may have many issues with each other, they also seem to affect each other's lives in positive ways.

Part 1: Do you think that Arabs and Jews share commonalities? Why or why not?

Part 2: How have the Jews affected the lives of the Arab people?

Part 3: How have the Arabs affected the lives of the Jewish people?

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