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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the way to the airport in a taxi, what event does Friedman see and ignore?
(a) A traffic accident.
(b) A protest.
(c) A kidnapping.
(d) A parade.

2. Who assassinates Gemayel in 1982?
(a) Beirutis.
(b) Syrians.
(c) Israelis.
(d) Palestinians.

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

4. Why do the Marines return to Beirut?
(a) To support the Israelis.
(b) To support the Phalangists.
(c) To support the Lebanese governement.
(d) To support the Syrians.

5. Where does the Beirut press congregate?
(a) The press room at the police station.
(b) The press room at the city hall.
(c) The UPI building.
(d) The Commodore Hotel.

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

7. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?
(a) Tabbara.
(b) Friedman.
(c) Gemayel.
(d) Arafat.

8. The Muslim Brotherhood receives support from groups centered in what cities?
(a) Hama and Aleppo.
(b) Hama and Damascus.
(c) Hama and Beirut.
(d) Beirut and Aleppo.

9. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?
(a) Syrians.
(b) Palestinians.
(c) Phalangists.
(d) Israelis.

10. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?
(a) Tradition of tribes.
(b) Tradition of religion.
(c) Tradition of loyalism.
(d) Tradition of brotherhood.

11. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?
(a) Critical.
(b) Objective.
(c) Subjective.
(d) Knowledgeable.

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

13. What outside group comes to the aid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama?
(a) The Beirutis.
(b) The PLO.
(c) No outside group.
(d) The Israelis.

14. Before 1984, what do many Beirutis attribute their problems to?
(a) Americans.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Outside agitators.
(d) Phalangists.

15. What city do both Friedman and Arafat travel to?
(a) Amman, Jordan.
(b) Damascus, Syria.
(c) Athens, Greece.
(d) Jerusalem, Israel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?

2. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?

3. When do the Marines finish their withdrawal from Beirut?

4. When is the PLO formed?

5. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?

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