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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beirut: City of Versions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Middle Eastern history.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Jewish culture & history.

2. What year is the flight the Friedmans take at the beginning of the book?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1978.

3. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?
(a) Because there is not a strong national leader.
(b) Because they learn to take care of themselves on a neighborhood basis.
(c) Because they don't like the idea of giving up local control.
(d) Because they don't believe in a national government.

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

5. Which of the following is a function that the Lebanese fixer performs?
(a) He knows who to bribe and for how much.
(b) He knows how to avoid the fighting.
(c) He knows how to fix mechanical things, such as cars.
(d) He knows where to get food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Friedman and his wife stay in the Middle East?

2. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?

3. What are the two worlds Friedman feels he has been traveling during his entire life?

4. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?

5. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?

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