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

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

3. On the way to the airport in a taxi, what event does Friedman see and ignore?
(a) A kidnapping.
(b) A protest.
(c) A traffic accident.
(d) A parade.

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

5. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?
(a) Shopkeepers open up their shops and life is back to normal.
(b) People stay inside because they are afraid.
(c) Children start playing in the streets.
(d) Cars are moved into garages to prevent damage to them when fighting starts again.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?

2. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?

3. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

4. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?

5. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?

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