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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?
(a) Tradition of religion.
(b) Tradition of tribes.
(c) Tradition of loyalism.
(d) Tradition of brotherhood.

2. Who does Friedman hire as a fixer?
(a) A policeman he knows.
(b) A Lebanese friend.
(c) A PLO agent he knows.
(d) He doesn't hire an individual as a fixer.

3. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?
(a) To exert some control over the Palestinians.
(b) To provide a cover for terrorist activities.
(c) To provide an army to fight the Israelis.
(d) To give some voice to the Palestinians.

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

5. What is the secret to Arafat's success?
(a) The PLO and the way it is organized.
(b) His debonair dashing figure.
(c) His advisers.
(d) His military successes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?

3. Where does the Beirut press congregate?

4. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?

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

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