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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friedman says that Sharon is a classic example of what?
(a) False leadership.
(b) Great leadership.
(c) True friendship.
(d) Great military leadership.

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

3. As he is preparing to leave Beirut, how many civil wars does Friedman say are going on?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?
(a) Israelis and Phalangists.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Syrians.
(d) Phalangists.

5. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he most often think of?
(a) The close calls he has had.
(b) The shelling and the damage caused.
(c) The way the city changed.
(d) The people and what he has learned from them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What constraints begin from annexing the West Bank in 1977?

2. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?

3. What issue does Friedman think the Israelis are avoiding during the national election campaign in 1984?

4. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?

5. Where is Arafat born?

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