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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Whose Country is This, Anyway?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often is Friedman's neighborhood shelled?
(a) At least once a month.
(b) At least once a week.
(c) At least two-three times a week.
(d) Almost every night.

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

3. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?
(a) Daily.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Only once.
(d) A couple of times a week.

4. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To show how powerful they were.
(b) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.
(d) To run the local Hama government.

5. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?
(a) Lausanne, Switzerland.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) Beirut, Lebanon.
(d) Washington, DC.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the estimate of how many people were killed during the Hama massacre?

2. According to Friedman, what do the Americans believe is the Lebanese problem?

3. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?

4. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?

5. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?

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