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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?
(a) A local Lebanese movement.
(b) A pan-Arab economic movement.
(c) A Palestinian national movement.
(d) A guerrilla movement.

2. In the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?
(a) When he applies for an interview with Arafat.
(b) When he looks for a fixer.
(c) When he goes out to dinner.
(d) When he applies for travel credentials.

3. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Kibbutz Hahotrim.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Haifa.

4. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?
(a) Because there are so many killings in Beirut.
(b) Because people never know when or where they might die.
(c) Because many people have moved out of Beirut.
(d) Because no one wants to live in Beirut.

5. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?
(a) The hotel becomes a haven for the homeless.
(b) The hotel begins to cater to wealthy locals.
(c) The hotel closes.
(d) The hotel becomes a meeting place for journalists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls for a Jihad against Assad?

2. What outside group comes to the aid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama?

3. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?

4. Why is the PLO in a strange position?

5. Which of the following is a function that the Lebanese fixer performs?

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