upfront QUIZ 2.
Use with INTERNATIONAL, pages 18-23
FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the answer that best completes the statement.
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Ahmed Abutayeh's home was in the -- Strip, a wedge of land facing the Mediterranean Sea.
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About -- percent of the area referred to in question one is occupied by Israel.
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Israeli troops may respond to rock throwing by firing rubber-coated bullets and --, which is designed to burn the eyes and produce severe coughing.
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Many young Palestinians believe that -- will be their personal reward for martyrdom.
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The government of -- gives $10,000 to the family of every Palestinian who dies in clashes with Israeli troops.
SHORT ANSWER: Write the correct answer on the line provided.
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Critics say that newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon set off Palestinian protests when he visited a site holy to Muslims last September. What is the name of this holy site? --
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What was Ariel Sharon's profession before he entered politics? --
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Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Sharon says he will not negotiate shared Israeli-Palestinian control of a major Israeli city that is dear to both sides. What city? --
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One of the ongoing barriers to an Israeli-Palestinian peace involves the fate of refugees. What refugees? --
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A 2,500-square-mile area under joint Israeli-Palestinian control is known as the West Bank. What geographical feature shown on the map on page 22 suggests the origin of that name? --
CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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The article refers to the "claims of religious righteousness" that aggravate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. How would you define "claims of religious righteousness"?
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Why do you believe the protesting Palestinian teens are not deterred by the wounding and deaths of their friends?
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Does the article offer any evidence that the Palestinian Authority encourages young people to engage in anti-Israel protests?
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Ariel Sharon is willing to accept a Palestinian state, but only on land that Israel has already handed over to Palestinian control. Make one argument supporting this position and one opposing it.
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Sharon says that security, not peace, is his top priority. Can Israel have security without peace?
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