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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. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?
(a) Syrian military force.
(b) Lebanese activism.
(c) Islamic fundamentalism.
(d) Maronites.

2. According to Friedman, how do the people who remain in Beirut cope with the stress?
(a) They keep themselves busy with their jobs.
(b) They meet in small groups and discuss ways to cope.
(c) They make up their own mind games or find ways to separate themselves from the victims.
(d) They stay inside and board up their homes so they don't see what is happening.

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

4. What year does the massacre at Hama occur?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the estimate of how many people were killed during the Hama massacre?

2. What are the names of the two major Israeli political parties at the time of the invasion?

3. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?

4. Over time, who does Friedman learn to want to talk to for his information?

5. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?

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