upfront QUIZ 2.

Use with INTERNATIONAL, pages 18-23

FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the answer that best completes the statement.

1. Ahmed Abutayeh's home was in the -- Strip, a wedge of land facing the Mediterranean Sea.

2. About -- percent of the area referred to in question one is occupied by Israel.

3. Israeli troops may respond to rock throwing by firing rubber-coated bullets and --, which is designed to burn the eyes and produce severe coughing.

4. Many young Palestinians believe that -- will be their personal reward for martyrdom.

5. 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.

6. 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? --

7. What was Ariel Sharon's profession before he entered politics? --

8. 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? --

9. One of the ongoing barriers to an Israeli-Palestinian peace involves the fate of refugees. What refugees? --

10. 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.

11. The article refers to the "claims of religious righteousness" that aggravate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. How would you define "claims of religious righteousness"?

12. Why do you believe the protesting Palestinian teens are not deterred by the wounding and deaths of their friends?

13. Does the article offer any evidence that the Palestinian Authority encourages young people to engage in anti-Israel protests?

14. 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.

15. Sharon says that security, not peace, is his top priority. Can Israel have security without peace?

ANSWERS

1. Gaza. 2.40.3. tear gas. 4. paradise. 5. Iraq. 6. the Temple Mount. 7. soldier. 8. Jerusalem. 9. Palestinians whose families fled or were driven from their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. 10. the Jordan River.

The following answers may vary, but here are some points to consider. 11. The belief that God's will is on your side. Muslims and Jews can both cite long religious ties to the land. Neither side wishes to relinquish control of land they consider holy. 12. They believe they will be rewarded in an afterlife. Also, young people often don't take seriously the prospect of their own death. 13. Yes. By not prohibiting demonstrations, they encourage them. Also, the financial payments to the families of those who die in protests support their actions. And Palestinian-controlled TV broadcast a mother's , appeal for bloody revenge. 14. For Sharon: A small nation, Israel cannot afford further land concessions to those who are sworn to destroy it. Against Sharon: Palestinians do not now control enough land for a viable state, and they have a right to nationhood just as Israel does. 15. Yes: As long as Israel remains stronger than the Palestinians, it can be secure, if not violence-free. Disagree: Life amid constant tension and unpredictable violence is not secure.