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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?
(a) Arafat.
(b) Tabbara.
(c) Gemayel.
(d) Friedman.

2. What is the secret to Arafat's success?
(a) His debonair dashing figure.
(b) The PLO and the way it is organized.
(c) His advisers.
(d) His military successes.

3. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?
(a) To exert some control over the Palestinians.
(b) To provide a cover for terrorist activities.
(c) To give some voice to the Palestinians.
(d) To provide an army to fight the Israelis.

4. Who organizes a peace march in April, 1984?
(a) Yasir Arafat.
(b) Iman Khalife.
(c) The Phalangists.
(d) The Sunnis.

5. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?
(a) A guerrilla movement.
(b) A local Lebanese movement.
(c) A Palestinian national movement.
(d) A pan-Arab economic movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group makes up the foundation of the Hezbollah?

2. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?

3. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?

4. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?

5. Where is Arafat born?

(see the answer key)

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