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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 Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?
(a) A pan-Arab economic movement.
(b) A local Lebanese movement.
(c) A guerrilla movement.
(d) A Palestinian national movement.

2. According to Friedman, which of the following is a relatively new concept for Middle Easterners?
(a) The nation state.
(b) Authoritarian rule.
(c) Journalistic review.
(d) Tribal loyalty.

3. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Haifa.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

5. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Kibbutz Hahotrim.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Tel Aviv.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Amnon Shahak?

2. According to Friedman, by October, 1983, what do most Beirutis consider the Marines to be?

3. What Lebanese political party helps the Israelis during the occupation?

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

5. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

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