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

2. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Syria.
(d) Lebanon.

3. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?
(a) Tradition of loyalism.
(b) Tradition of brotherhood.
(c) Tradition of religion.
(d) Tradition of tribes.

4. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1982.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the new headquarters for the PLO?

2. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?

3. Who is one of the most famous fixers in Beirut?

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

5. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?

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