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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Arafat grow up?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Hama.
(d) Cairo.

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

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

5. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?
(a) A Palestianian government.
(b) None.
(c) The beginning of a Palestinian state.
(d) The end to Israeli occupation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the PLO in a strange position?

2. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?

3. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

4. When does Gemayel's government quit?

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

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