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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Norway stated that Bush was equal to whom?
(a) Tony Blair.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Saddam.
(d) George Washington.

2. How do Americans view history?
(a) As something about which to be critically thoughtful.
(b) As a bunch of lies.
(c) As facts.
(d) As something to be proud of.

3. Most Eastern Europeans supported what?
(a) The United States invasion of Afghanistan.
(b) The Western European views.
(c) The Muslim attacks on the U.S.
(d) The United States invasion of Eastern Europe.

4. What do journalists believe it is their job to do?
(a) Question the European way of life.
(b) Teach people about the way that life is.
(c) Keep the citizens in the dark.
(d) Question those in authority.

5. Both individuals and governments blamed the attack on what?
(a) Muslim power.
(b) American imperialism.
(c) Muslim Extremists.
(d) Fundamental Islam.

6. What is the main problem in Western Europe?
(a) It desperately needs funding.
(b) It desperately needs immigrants.
(c) It desperately needs to stop immigration.
(d) It desperately needs U.S. support.

7. He believes many of the Arab immigrants are actually what?
(a) Islamic fundamentalists.
(b) Hindus.
(c) Christians.
(d) Jews.

8. Europeans compare ________________ to American democracy.
(a) Nazi Germany.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Communism.

9. One of the prime examples of Europeans "faintness of heart" when dealing with Muslim's is the story of whom?
(a) Mullah Krekar.
(b) Mullah Muhammed.
(c) Mullah Nasreddin.
(d) Mullah Ali.

10. When this Muslim leader would walk the streets, Norwegians who recognized him did what?
(a) Feared him.
(b) Cursed him for speaking out against the U.S. and capitalism.
(c) Avoided him.
(d) Applauded him for speaking out against the U.S. and capitalism.

11. Radical, fundamental Muslims are taking advantage of what?
(a) Europe's fear.
(b) Europe's liberality.
(c) Europe's hatred.
(d) Europe's lack of organization.

12. Part of the cultural difference between Americans and the Dutch, and other Europeans is that the Europeans tend to be ___________________, compared the the Americans who are more judgmental about differences.
(a) Judgmental.
(b) Relaxed and passive.
(c) Nervous and intimidated.
(d) Angry and violent.

13. Bawer learns from a friend in the Netherlands that Muslim radicals are terrorizing and murdering who?
(a) European politicians who speak out against Islam.
(b) Any writer who writes negative information about the Muslim culture/religion.
(c) Everyone.
(d) Muslim children.

14. The narrator writes that the European elite is so removed from the realities of international affairs, and so bothered by their irrelevance in them, that they were incapable of what?
(a) Responding to the 9/11 tragedies.
(b) Having any sympathy for the 9/11 tragedies.
(c) Understanding how the Muslims could have been responsible for the 9/11 tragedies.
(d) Protecting their own cities from the Muslims.

15. Cultural walls are very high and they don't embrace even each other's pop culture as much as they do ___________ pop culture.
(a) American.
(b) Arab.
(c) African.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Dutch government begin to take these isolated incidents seriously?

2. He writes that he had never felt more ______________ and being in Europe made him see that America and Europe were the heartland of democracy and both were at war with a common enemy that threatened the West.

3. What is the only reason that America cares about the "takeover" of Europe by Islamic fundamentalists?

4. How many of the 5 million Muslims in France reside in Paris?

5. A writer named Bat Ye'Or warned that Europe was on its way to becoming what?

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