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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?
(a) Journalists.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Police.
(d) PLO.

2. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?
(a) His cousin Giora's.
(b) His friend Chafets's.
(c) His cousin Yitzhak's.
(d) His friend Shimon's.

3. What issue does Friedman think the Israelis are avoiding during the national election campaign in 1984?
(a) What to do about the lack of water in desert areas.
(b) How to deal with the Arab countires.
(c) What to do with the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
(d) How to avoid war with the Arabs.

4. In the U.S., how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their relationship to Israel.
(b) By their synagogue affiliation.
(c) By their rabbi.
(d) By their place of birth.

5. Who is the ruler of Syria during the time of the Hama massacre?
(a) Rifaat Assad.
(b) Abdul Hajjaj.
(c) Yasir Arafat.
(d) Hafez Assad.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Friedman decide to leave Beirut?

2. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?

3. Where does Ze'ev Chafets grow up?

4. Who does Friedman hire as a fixer?

5. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?

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