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DIRECTIONS: The video guide is divided into sections. Questions will appear in order. Choose the best answer for each question.
Twins: Yarko and Daniel
1.
Why are people nervous about riding the bus? a.
Buses are not the safest form of transportation b.
Terrorists have blown up busses with bombs c.
Kidnapping
Mahmoud
2.
Why does Mahmoud believe Jerusalem belongs to the Arabs? a.
Muhammad came to Jerusalem b.
The Arabs were there first c.
He doesn’t give a reason
Shlomo
3.
Why do Jews rock back and forth while reading the Torah? a.
Torah says they must rock back and forth b.
Abraham used to rock back and forth c.
Torah says Jews are like a candle, so they are moving like a candle’s flame
Sanabel
4.
Why is Sanabel’s father in jail? a.
Plotted an attack against the state of Israel b.
Suicide bomber c.
Unknown – no formal charges have been made
Faraj
5.
What happened to his friend Bassam? a.
Shot by an Israeli soldier during the Intifada b.
Killed by a suicide bomber c.
Kidnapped and held hostage
Moishe
6.
What does Moishe hopes happens to the Arabs? a.
They agree to peace b.
The all “fly away” so that the temple can be rebuilt c.
They surrender to Israel
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Raheli (Moishe’s Sister)
7.
True or False: Jews should do work on the Sabbath.
Check Point
8.
Arabs need a permit in order to: a.
Leave the West Bank b.
Travel to Jerusalem c.
Go to another Palestinian area d.
All of the above
9.
If you are an Israeli with Israeli license plates… a.
Check points are easy – you pass right through b.
Check points are problematic – you need to stop and show your paperwork c.
Checks point issues are the same ones the Arabs have
Twins: Yarko and Daniel
10.
What event did the twins Grandfather live through? a.
World War I b. Holocaust c. September 11 th
11.
How do Yarko and Daniel (secular Jews) feel about religious Jews? a.
They want little to do with them b.
They are scared by them c.
Answers A and B d.
None of the above
12.
Why do Jews put notes in the Wailing Wall? a.
Safe keeping b.
For God to read c.
Parents told them to do it
Sanabel
13.
What problem do the Arabs (visiting the jail) encounter when they reach the check point? a.
Their paperwork is denied b.
Israeli military can’t communicate with the Arabs because no one can translate Arab and
Hebrew c.
There are no problems
14.
It takes 4 hours to travel to the jail, and a few more hours waiting to get in. How long is Sanabel’s visit with her father? a.
30 minutes b. 1 hour c. 2 hours
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All Children
15.
Listen to all the children. Who they the kids think the land belongs to? a.
The Arabs say the land is theirs b.
The Israelis say the land is theirs c.
Both A and B
Faraj
16.
What has Faraj’s Grandmother kept? a.
The land deeds to their house b.
The key to their house c.
Both A and B
17.
How do Faraj and his Grandmother get to her old village? a.
They walk there b.
BZ sneaks them past the check point c.
Airplane
18.
What happened to the houses in Grandma’s village a.
Destroyed – the Israeli’s bombed them b.
Destroyed – earthquake c.
Vacant but still standing there
Moishe
19.
Why do Jews put stones on a person’s grave? a.
Moishe cannot afford flowers b.
To hide the gravesite so that it isn’t bombed c.
It is a sign of identifying with the grave
Shlomo
20.
Why doesn’t Shlomo have to go into the army? a.
He is crippled b.
He is an ultra Orthodox Jew so he will continue his religious studies instead c.
His parents are American
Yarko and Daniel
21.
How do Yarko and Daniel feel about the answer to question 21? a.
They are okay with it b.
They think it is unfair c.
They do not care
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Mahmoud
22.
How does Mahmoud react when he finds out that BZ is Israeli? a.
Nervous b.
Angry c.
Indifferent
Yarko and Daniel
23.
How does their father feel about them going to meet Palestinian children in the refugee camp? a.
Excited b.
Nervous c.
Wants to go with him because of safety reasons d.
Both B and C
The Kids Meet
24.
Circle the children that met.
Israeli Palestinian
YARKO & DANIEL
SHLOMO
MOISHE
MAHMOUD
SANABEL
FARAJ
25.
What advice does Faraj give the twins? a.
Don’t speak Hebrew in the refugee camp b.
Don’t tell anyone that you are Israeli c.
Do not wear the Star of David
2 Years Later
26.
What prevents Faraj from visiting the twins? a.
Religion b.
Politics c.
Checkpoints
27.
I can really relate to this movie because . . . (2 points)
28.
This movie makes me understand the Arab-Israeli crisis better because…. (2 points)
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