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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Under the Spotlight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the new headquarters for the PLO?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Athens.
(d) Tunis.

2. How does Friedman get from Beirut to Jerusalem?
(a) By a car driven by his Beiruti driver.
(b) By plane.
(c) By a series of taxis.
(d) By train.

3. What Lebanese political party helps the Israelis during the occupation?
(a) The Conservatives.
(b) The Phalangists.
(c) The Republicans.
(d) None of them.

4. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?
(a) Friedman goes into the street.
(b) The shelling begins.
(c) Friedman misses his deadline.
(d) The shelling ends.

5. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?
(a) Because people never know when or where they might die.
(b) Because many people have moved out of Beirut.
(c) Because no one wants to live in Beirut.
(d) Because there are so many killings in Beirut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do each of Friedman's four different groups or categories of Jews believe in common?

2. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?

3. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?

4. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?

5. When do the Marines leave Beirut for the first time?

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