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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Under the Spotlight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?
(a) In the police station.
(b) They moved around to avoid the main fighting.
(c) In the Commodore Hotel.
(d) Journalists were not allowed in Hama during the fighting.

2. After the Six Day War, what presents an internal threat to Israel?
(a) The existence of the occupied territories.
(b) The arrival of new Jews.
(c) The existence of new political parties.
(d) The dissension among the young Israelis.

3. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?
(a) Islamic fundamentalism.
(b) Syrian military force.
(c) Maronites.
(d) Lebanese activism.

4. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?
(a) In Jerusalem.
(b) In journalism school.
(c) In Beirut.
(d) In London.

5. Who is the candidate of the Labor Party in the national election in 1984?
(a) Golda Meir.
(b) Shimon Peres.
(c) Levi Eshkol.
(d) Yitzhak Shamir.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Friedman work for after graduating from Oxford?

2. Problems in the Middle East represent a dream that is what?

3. When does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?

4. Who is elected president of Lebanon in 1982?

5. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?

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