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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Arafat born?
(a) Kuwait.
(b) Syria or Egypt.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Gaza or Egypt.

2. When is the PLO formed?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1964.

3. When is Arafat forced to recognize Israel?
(a) At the PNC meetings in November, 1988.
(b) At the UN General Assembly in Geneva in December, 1988.
(c) During the intifada.
(d) At the Jabaliya refugee camp.

4. Before 1984, what do many Beirutis attribute their problems to?
(a) Israelis.
(b) Phalangists.
(c) Americans.
(d) Outside agitators.

5. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?
(a) A local Lebanese movement.
(b) A Palestinian national movement.
(c) A guerrilla movement.
(d) A pan-Arab economic movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Arafat grow up?

2. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?

3. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?

4. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

5. Why is the PLO in a strange position?

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