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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious/political group controls the Baath Party in this chapter?

2. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?

3. Where is the new headquarters for the PLO?

4. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?

5. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In September, 1982, why did the Israelis invade West Beirut?

2. What policy did the PNC adopt during its meeting in Algiers in February, 1983?

3. Why did the Marines return to Beirut and how were they received then?

4. What is the Green Line?

5. Why was the PLO successful when Arafat was in control?

6. Why did Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

7. Friedman relates the story of driving to the airport in a taxi and ignoring a kidnapping. What does this say about life in Beirut?

8. Who or what was the Muslim Brotherhood and what did they want?

9. If you viewed Hama from Friedman's perspective of the tradition of regional units, what does Hama represent?

10. What are the groups that basically form the Lebanon that wins independence from France in 1943?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Secretary of State George Schultz's attempts at a peace settlement in 1988. What did the parties involved want? Was there any chance of a successful settlement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In discussing Israeli Jews, the author defines four broad categories or groups of Jews. What are they? Compare and contrast the groups.

Essay Topic 3

Friedman had some creative titles for the chapters of his book. Pick five of the chapters listed below. Explain the meaning and significance of the title and why Friedman would have chosen that title. Be specific with events, history,examples from the book, etc.

Would You Like to Eat Now or Wait for the Cease-fire?

Hama Rules

Inside the Kaleidoscope: The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

Betty Crocker in Dante's Inferno

Crosswinds

The Fault Line

The Earthquake

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