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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. Why is the media so one-sided?

2. For what do both the Dutch and Norwegians have a need?

3. Bawer is convinced that what will eventually take place between Islamic fundamentalism and European liberalism?

4. Most Eastern Europeans supported what?

5. When the narrator moved to Norway, he was impressed with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the European view of the world?

2. What are young Islamists taught?

3. Of what have immigrant Muslims taken advantage?

4. How important is freedom to Americans?

5. Describe the 68ers.

6. How did the narrator react to the attacks on 9/11?

7. Describe the exploitation of the Western welfare states' generosity.

8. Describe the Norwegian e-mail petition.

9. Describe Muslim immigrants.

10. Describe immigration and integration in Europe.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A class is inevitable between the radical Muslims and liberal Europeans.

Part 1) Describe the radical Muslims and liberal Europeans. Why does the narrator believe a clash is inevitable?

Part 2) Have clashes already occurred? If so, when and why? If not, why not? How has the U.S. clashed with radical Muslims? Why?

Part 3) What might this clash do to Europe? How will this clash affect Americans?

Essay Topic 2

Johan Galtung is known as the "father of the international peace studies movement."

Part 1) Describe Galtung and his work. How is his work both beneficial and detrimental?

Part 2) What does the author think of him and his work? Why? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you believe peace is the only way the liberty America wishes upon everyone can be achieved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Many cultural differences exist between the Americans and Europeans.

Part 1) Describe four of these differences. How are these differences seen in the cultures of these two areas of the Western world?

Part 2) How do these differences influence their behavior towards those of other cultures and religions? How does this influence their behavior towards each other?

Part 3) How is your culture important to you? How does it influence your beliefs and actions?

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