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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poker, Beirut-Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Over time, who does Friedman learn to want to talk to for his information?
(a) The police.
(b) The people who work in the hotel.
(c) The other journalists' fixers.
(d) The people who will not accept him in their clubs.

3. 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.

4. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?
(a) They shoot at them.
(b) They treat them well.
(c) They ignore them.
(d) They spit at them.

5. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Texas.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is elected president of Lebanon in 1982?

3. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?

4. What is the Green Line?

5. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

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