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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Muslim Brotherhood receives support from groups centered in what cities?
(a) Hama and Damascus.
(b) Hama and Beirut.
(c) Hama and Aleppo.
(d) Beirut and Aleppo.

2. Who is the candidate of the Likud Party in the national election in 1984?
(a) Shimon Peres.
(b) Yigal Allon.
(c) Yitzhak Shamir.
(d) Yitzhak Rabin.

3. Why is the PLO in a strange position?
(a) Arafat won't acknowledge the Israelis, so the Israelis won't acknowledge the PLO.
(b) Because the international community views the PLO as a terrorist organization.
(c) Because Arafat only wants the PLO to engage in terrorism.
(d) Because the PLO won't acknowledge the Israelis, so there is no way to negotiate with them.

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

5. What constraints begin from annexing the West Bank in 1977?
(a) The Camp David Accords and the Syrians.
(b) The Camp David Accords and the Americans.
(c) The Israeli government.
(d) The Labor Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?

2. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?

3. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?

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

5. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?

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