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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Jerusalem.

2. What does Begin do after his wife's death in November 1983?
(a) Goes to the United States.
(b) Spends time in a kibbutz.
(c) Moves to Beirut.
(d) Resigns from government.

3. When is the PLO formed?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1961.

4. Friedman compares Beirut before the war to what city?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Athens.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) New York.

5. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?
(a) Unity.
(b) Independence.
(c) Economic viability.
(d) Diversity.

6. When are the Marine barracks hit by a suicide truck bomb?
(a) October 1, 1983.
(b) October 23, 1983.
(c) October 30, 1983.
(d) October 15, 1983.

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

8. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?
(a) A terrorist.
(b) A refugee family.
(c) A Syrian.
(d) An Israeli.

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

10. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?
(a) His wife.
(b) His driver's children.
(c) Two news correspondents.
(d) Two Americans.

11. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Athens.
(c) Algiers.
(d) Jerusalem.

12. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?
(a) Because he is a news correspondent.
(b) Because he has a computer.
(c) Because he lives in a hotel.
(d) Because he is an American.

13. Why is the PLO in a strange position?
(a) Because the international community views the PLO as a terrorist organization.
(b) Because Arafat only wants the PLO to engage in terrorism.
(c) Because the PLO won't acknowledge the Israelis, so there is no way to negotiate with them.
(d) Arafat won't acknowledge the Israelis, so the Israelis won't acknowledge the PLO.

14. How many people do the Red Cross estimate were killed during the Sabra and Shatila massacre?
(a) 1,500-2,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 800-1,000.
(d) 500-700.

15. When do the Israelis begin to withdraw from Lebanon?
(a) January, 1983.
(b) September, 1983.
(c) May, 1983.
(d) November, 1983.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the secret to Arafat's success?

2. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?

3. What is the reason the Marines first come to Beirut?

4. Where does the Beirut press congregate?

5. What year does the massacre at Hama occur?

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