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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) Israeli and Egyptian.
(b) Egyptian and Syrian.
(c) Arab and Egyptian.
(d) Arab and Israeli.

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

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

4. Who is the ruler of Syria during the time of the Hama massacre?
(a) Abdul Hajjaj.
(b) Yasir Arafat.
(c) Hafez Assad.
(d) Rifaat Assad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?

2. What city do both Friedman and Arafat travel to?

3. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?

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

5. According to Friedman, which of the following is a relatively new concept for Middle Easterners?

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