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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. Who is vigilant to keep new Muslim immigrants on the Islam "straight and narrow?"

2. Europeans want to ignore __________ to prevent war.

3. 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.

4. Paris is becoming more of ________ city every day.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the narrator encounter in Norway?

2. Do Europeans embrace each other's cultures?

3. What did many Europeans believe about George Bush?

4. What does the author learn is happening to certain writers in the Netherlands? Why is this happening?

5. What are young Islamists taught?

6. Describe attacks on gays by Muslims. How did the authorities respond to these attacks?

7. Of what have immigrant Muslims taken advantage?

8. How and why has Europe come to this point regarding their immigrants?

9. How else does the author say about France and its Muslim population?

10. Of what is Bawer convinced? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Paris is becoming more of a Muslim city every day.

Part 1) Why does the author say this? Is this a problem? Why or why not? How has this occurred?

Part 2) What does the author propose should be done? Is this being done? Why or why not?

Part 3) To what culture does this influx of Muslims compare in the U.S.? How does it compare?

Essay Topic 3

Krekar was a Mullah and an Iraqi Kurd.

Part 1) Summarize his story. Why is he adored by some and hated by others? What is the cause for these contrasting opinions?

Part 2) What does this attitude towards the Mullah reveal and reinforce about the European people? How does it reinforce the differences between European and American culture?

Part 3) What are your feelings regarding Mullah Krekar? Explain.

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