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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Betty Crocker in Dante's Inferno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?
(a) Two news correspondents.
(b) Two Americans.
(c) His wife.
(d) His driver's children.

2. Which of the following is a function that the Lebanese fixer performs?
(a) He knows how to avoid the fighting.
(b) He knows how to fix mechanical things, such as cars.
(c) He knows who to bribe and for how much.
(d) He knows where to get food.

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

4. Who brokers the peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel in 1983?
(a) United States.
(b) Syria.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Greece.

5. On what date does a suicide bomber drive a truck into the U.S. embassy in Beirut?
(a) April 18, 1983.
(b) April 25, 1983.
(c) May 1, 1983.
(d) April 1, 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?

2. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?

3. According to Friedman, what do the Americans believe is the Lebanese problem?

4. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?

5. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?

(see the answer key)

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