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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?
(a) At the Intercontinental Hotel.
(b) At the police station.
(c) At the Commodore Hotel.
(d) At the Reuters office.

2. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?
(a) Phalangists.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Syrians.
(d) Palestinians.

3. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?
(a) Because he has a computer.
(b) Because he lives in a hotel.
(c) Because he is a news correspondent.
(d) Because he is an American.

4. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?
(a) A refugee family.
(b) A terrorist.
(c) A Syrian.
(d) An Israeli.

5. Where does Arafat grow up?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Hama.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assassinates Gemayel in 1982?

2. Who is elected president of Lebanon in 1982?

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

4. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?

5. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

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