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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Friedman been in Beirut when he decides to leave?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. What Lebanese political party helps the Israelis during the occupation?
(a) None of them.
(b) The Phalangists.
(c) The Conservatives.
(d) The Republicans.

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

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

5. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?
(a) On the basis of neighborhoods.
(b) On the basis of tribes.
(c) On the basis of churches.
(d) On the basis of families.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?

3. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?

4. When are the Marine barracks hit by a suicide truck bomb?

5. When do the Israelis pull out of the Shouf Mountains?

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