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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poker, Beirut-Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?
(a) Because Friedman thought Arafat was sleazy.
(b) Because Arafat could slip in and out of Lebanon without notice.
(c) Because Arafat frequently slipped through police hands.
(d) Because nothing stuck to Arafat and no matter what, he came out on top.

2. Where do correspondents in Beirut verify their facts?
(a) There is no place to go.
(b) The local government.
(c) The news agency headquarters.
(d) The police.

3. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?
(a) Because they don't believe in a national government.
(b) Because they don't like the idea of giving up local control.
(c) Because they learn to take care of themselves on a neighborhood basis.
(d) Because there is not a strong national leader.

4. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?
(a) At the Intercontinental Hotel.
(b) At the Reuters office.
(c) At the police station.
(d) At the Commodore Hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the PLO formed?

2. In the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?

3. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?

4. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?

5. What year does the massacre at Hama occur?

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