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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two worlds Friedman feels he has been traveling during his entire life?
(a) Arab and Egyptian.
(b) Israeli and Egyptian.
(c) Arab and Israeli.
(d) Egyptian and Syrian.

2. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.
(b) To run the local Hama government.
(c) To show how powerful they were.
(d) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.

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

4. What characteristic of Friedman makes him unique among the Beirut correspondents?
(a) He is American.
(b) He speaks only English.
(c) He has red hair.
(d) He is Jewish.

5. Who epitomizes the mentality and attitude of the European Zionist?
(a) Menachem Begin.
(b) Yasir Arafat.
(c) Ariel Sharon.
(d) Yacov Bar-Simantov.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Begin do after his wife's death in November 1983?

2. What are the names of the two major Israeli political parties at the time of the invasion?

3. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?

4. What is the name of Friedman's wife?

5. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?

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