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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do correspondents in Beirut verify their facts?
(a) The local government.
(b) The police.
(c) The news agency headquarters.
(d) There is no place to go.

2. What country does Friedman find has similarities to Israel?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Syria.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Lebanon.

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

4. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?
(a) Journalists were not allowed in Hama during the fighting.
(b) In the police station.
(c) In the Commodore Hotel.
(d) They moved around to avoid the main fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Green Line?

2. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?

3. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?

4. In 1985, what carryover from the British Mandate days does the Israeli government resurrect?

5. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?

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