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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Gemayel's government quit?
(a) December, 1983.
(b) January, 1984.
(c) February, 1984.
(d) March, 1984.

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 military successes.
(d) His advisers.

3. 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.

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

5. Friedman compares Beirut before the war to what city?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Athens.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the PLO formed?

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?

5. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?

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