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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Time to Go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Friedman, what do the Americans believe is the Lebanese problem?
(a) The number of political parties in Lebanon.
(b) The lack of Lebanese military strength.
(c) The weakness of the Lebanese government.
(d) The number of militias in Lebanon.

2. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?
(a) The shelling ends.
(b) The shelling begins.
(c) Friedman goes into the street.
(d) Friedman misses his deadline.

3. Which Jewish leader agrees to the plan to create two states, side by side, one for Jews and one for Arabs?
(a) Ben-Gurion.
(b) Ariel Sharon.
(c) Menachem Begin.
(d) Yacov Bar-Simantov.

4. How does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
(a) She is evacuated by boat.
(b) She is driven to Jerusalem.
(c) She is evacuated by helicopter.
(d) She flies home.

5. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To show how powerful they were.
(b) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) To run the local Hama government.
(d) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Green Line?

2. How often is Friedman's neighborhood shelled?

3. What are the names of the two major Israeli political parties at the time of the invasion?

4. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?

5. When do the U.S. Marines arrive in Beirut the first time?

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