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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?
(a) A political speech.
(b) An auto accident.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A fight in the Jabaliya camp.

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

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

4. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?
(a) Beirut, Lebanon.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) Lausanne, Switzerland.
(d) Washington, DC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Hezbollah come into existence?

2. Where does Arafat grow up?

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

4. Why is the PLO successful under Arafat?

5. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?

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