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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Palestinians have to lose in their fight against the Israelis?
(a) Land.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Honor.
(d) Money.

2. Where is Shimon Tsimhe's newsstand located?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Beirut.
(c) In the Haredim suburb of Jerusalem.
(d) In the West Bank.

3. What constraints begin from annexing the West Bank in 1977?
(a) The Camp David Accords and the Americans.
(b) The Camp David Accords and the Syrians.
(c) The Israeli government.
(d) The Labor Party.

4. How does Friedman get from Beirut to Jerusalem?
(a) By train.
(b) By a car driven by his Beiruti driver.
(c) By a series of taxis.
(d) By plane.

5. When do Americans begin to learn about the "real" Israel?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1970.

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

7. When does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
(a) February, 1984.
(b) January, 1984.
(c) March, 1984.
(d) December, 1983.

8. Rabbi Eliezer Waldman is the founder of what movement?
(a) Haradim movement.
(b) East Bank settlement movement.
(c) Solidarity movement.
(d) West Bank settlement movement.

9. When does Friedman decide to leave Beirut?
(a) May, 1984.
(b) March, 1984.
(c) April, 1984.
(d) February, 1984.

10. Where does Friedman take his family out for lunch before leaving?
(a) A Jewish restaurant.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Marriott Hotel.
(d) Inter-Continental Hotel.

11. George Schultz travels to the Middle East to work out a peace settlement between what countries or groups?
(a) Jordan and Palestinians.
(b) Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians.
(c) Lebanon and Syria.
(d) Israel and Palestinians.

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

13. What is the first settlement in Hebron?
(a) Kiryat Arba.
(b) Galut.
(c) Kibbutz Hahotrim.
(d) Sinai.

14. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?
(a) January, 1987.
(b) November, 1987.
(c) December, 1987.
(d) January, 1988.

15. Why do the Israelis want to force the PLO out of Lebanon?
(a) Because they believe that the PLO is a military threat to Israel.
(b) Because they think the Arabs in the settled lands will then have no voice to represent them.
(c) Because they think the PLO causes unrest between Lebanon and Israel.
(d) Because they do not like Yasir Arafat.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Six Day War, what is the big way to raise money in Israel?

2. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?

3. Israel and Palestine occupy news time out of proportion to their what?

4. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?

5. What is the hang-up in most Arab-Israeli negotiations?

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