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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. When do Arafat and the PLO leave Beirut?
(a) June, 1982.
(b) August, 1982.
(c) September, 1982.
(d) July, 1982.

2. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?
(a) Because Friedman thought Arafat was sleazy.
(b) Because Arafat frequently slipped through police hands.
(c) Because nothing stuck to Arafat and no matter what, he came out on top.
(d) Because Arafat could slip in and out of Lebanon without notice.

3. Why do the Marines return to Beirut?
(a) To support the Syrians.
(b) To support the Lebanese governement.
(c) To support the Israelis.
(d) To support the Phalangists.

4. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Refugee camps of Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
(c) Refugee camps in Egypt.
(d) Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?

2. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

3. When do the U.S. Marines arrive in Beirut the first time?

4. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?

5. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?

(see the answer key)

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