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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Muslim Brotherhood receives support from groups centered in what cities?
(a) Hama and Damascus.
(b) Hama and Aleppo.
(c) Hama and Beirut.
(d) Beirut and Aleppo.

2. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?
(a) Friedman.
(b) Arafat.
(c) Gemayel.
(d) Tabbara.

3. Who does Friedman work for after graduating from Oxford?
(a) Des Moines Register.
(b) United Press International.
(c) New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

4. When Friedman's friend returns to Israel after living in Germany for two years, how does he define that time in Germany?
(a) Strange.
(b) Relaxing.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Strenuous.

5. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?
(a) His friend Chafets's.
(b) His cousin Giora's.
(c) His cousin Yitzhak's.
(d) His friend Shimon's.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the U.S. Marines arrive in Beirut the first time?

2. Who organizes a peace march in April, 1984?

3. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

4. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?

5. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?

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