24. MODERNITY AND THE ROAD TO WAR, 1890

Quiz for Document 24.1: Leon Pinsker Calls for a Jewish State

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1. What area did Pinsker judge the best suited for the Jewish state?

He chose Israel.

He wanted a homeland somewhere in the Middle East.

He was looking for a place in eastern Europe because it was where most Jews had land.

He thought many places possible.

2. What requirement was essential to a new Jewish homeland?

A well-developed industrial sector

Land to replace that of Jews in Europe

A region that Jews had once inhabited

A place with workers available to help build a new country

3. How does Pinsker characterize anti-Semitism?

As something that can be eradicated

As an incurable, centuries-old illness

As a fleeting belief acted on by inferior peoples

As a scientifically based characterization of Jews