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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls for a Jihad against Assad?
(a) The local people in Hama.
(b) The PLO.
(c) The Israelis.
(d) The Muslim Brotherhood.

2. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?
(a) PLO.
(b) Police.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Israelis.

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

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

5. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?
(a) The Palestinian invasion of Israel.
(b) The US/Palestinian conference.
(c) The Israeli/Palestianian conference.
(d) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?

2. Where does Arafat grow up?

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

4. Where is Arafat born?

5. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?

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