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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening outside when Friedman decides to leave Beirut?
(a) There is fighting in the street.
(b) Nothing, his neighborhood is quiet.
(c) His neighborhood is being shelled.
(d) There is a riot in the street.

2. Why do the Marines return to Beirut?
(a) To support the Syrians.
(b) To support the Lebanese governement.
(c) To support the Israelis.
(d) To support the Phalangists.

3. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?
(a) An Israeli.
(b) A Syrian.
(c) A refugee family.
(d) A terrorist.

4. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?
(a) Only once.
(b) Monthly.
(c) A couple of times a week.
(d) Daily.

5. What outside group comes to the aid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama?
(a) The PLO.
(b) The Beirutis.
(c) No outside group.
(d) The Israelis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?

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

3. What is the estimate of how many people were killed during the Hama massacre?

4. According to Friedman, how do the people who remain in Beirut cope with the stress?

5. According to Friedman, by October, 1983, what do most Beirutis consider the Marines to be?

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