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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. Small __________ grants were what kept Neve Shalom in business over the years.

2. One of the dangers of interracial mingling, according to statements made in this chapter, is the obscenity of ___________.

3. The first image of fire is a small campfire that ____________ light as soon as they stop in a given place.

4. According to Shipler, during this time, who ranked below the national average in petty crime?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the conditions that Shipler found when he was allowed to go into Ansar.

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

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

The description of another Holocaust taking place is shocking to many readers, but not to others.

Part 1: Do you believe that other Holocausts are occurring right now? Why or why not?

Part 2: How does the practice of Holocaust-like prison camps help a society?

Part 3: What does it say about society that Holocaust-like camps are still in existence?

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

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?

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