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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Amnon Shahak?
(a) Another foreign correspondent.
(b) Friedman's maid.
(c) Friedman's driver.
(d) Friedman's friend.
2. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Jerusalem.
3. According to Friedman, by October, 1983, what do most Beirutis consider the Marines to be?
(a) An occupying force.
(b) A welcome help in rebuilding Beirut.
(c) Another militia group.
(d) Another political group.
4. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?
(a) In Jerusalem.
(b) On vacation.
(c) At the Commodore Hotel.
(d) In West Beirut.
5. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Kibbutz Hahotrim.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Tel Aviv.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?
2. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?
3. According to Friedman, how do the people who remain in Beirut cope with the stress?
4. Why is the PLO successful under Arafat?
5. What does Begin do after his wife's death in November 1983?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the planned peace march in 1984?
2. Why did the press congregate at the Commodore Hotel?
3. Why did Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?
4. What two events happen immediately upon Friedman's return to Beirut in April, 1982?
5. Where did Friedman learn to be a journalist and what was one of the obstacles he faced in checking out his facts?
6. What happens to Friedman's apartment in Beirut?
7. Why was the PLO successful when Arafat was in control?
8. Did Friedman hire a fixer?
9. Why is there support for the Israeli invasion from both political parties?
10. Who or what was the Muslim Brotherhood and what did they want?
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