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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the estimate of how many people were killed during the Hama massacre?
(a) Between 100 to 250.
(b) Between 10,000 to 25,000.
(c) Between 10 to 25.
(d) Between 1,000 to 2,500.

2. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?
(a) On the basis of neighborhoods.
(b) On the basis of tribes.
(c) On the basis of churches.
(d) On the basis of families.

3. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?
(a) Because they learn to take care of themselves on a neighborhood basis.
(b) Because there is not a strong national leader.
(c) Because they don't believe in a national government.
(d) Because they don't like the idea of giving up local control.

4. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?
(a) Israelis.
(b) Syrians.
(c) Lebanese.
(d) Palestinians.

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

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

7. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?
(a) At the police station.
(b) At the Commodore Hotel.
(c) At the Reuters office.
(d) At the Intercontinental Hotel.

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

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

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

11. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?
(a) People stay inside because they are afraid.
(b) Cars are moved into garages to prevent damage to them when fighting starts again.
(c) Shopkeepers open up their shops and life is back to normal.
(d) Children start playing in the streets.

12. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?
(a) Because nothing stuck to Arafat and no matter what, he came out on top.
(b) Because Arafat could slip in and out of Lebanon without notice.
(c) Because Arafat frequently slipped through police hands.
(d) Because Friedman thought Arafat was sleazy.

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

14. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) Lausanne, Switzerland.
(d) Beirut, Lebanon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?

2. What Lebanese political party helps the Israelis during the occupation?

3. According to Friedman, which of the following is a relatively new concept for Middle Easterners?

4. The Americans become known as the stooges of what politician?

5. When does Gemayel's government quit?

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