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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beirut: City of Versions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Haifa.

2. Who issues the correspondents their credentials they need to travel?
(a) The police.
(b) The government in Beirut.
(c) Each of the different militias.
(d) The governments of the places where they travel.

3. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?
(a) Syria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Palestine.

4. Who is Amnon Shahak?
(a) Friedman's friend.
(b) Another foreign correspondent.
(c) Friedman's driver.
(d) Friedman's maid.

5. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?
(a) Journalists.
(b) PLO.
(c) Israelis.
(d) Police.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?

2. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?

3. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?

4. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?

5. What are the two worlds Friedman feels he has been traveling during his entire life?

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