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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.
(b) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) To run the local Hama government.
(d) To show how powerful they were.

2. According to Friedman, by October, 1983, what do most Beirutis consider the Marines to be?
(a) A welcome help in rebuilding Beirut.
(b) Another militia group.
(c) Another political group.
(d) An occupying force.

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

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

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

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

7. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Syria.

8. What year does the massacre at Hama occur?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1979.

9. Where does Arafat grow up?
(a) Hama.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Cairo.

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

11. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?
(a) Because people never know when or where they might die.
(b) Because there are so many killings in Beirut.
(c) Because no one wants to live in Beirut.
(d) Because many people have moved out of Beirut.

12. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?
(a) To exert some control over the Palestinians.
(b) To provide a cover for terrorist activities.
(c) To give some voice to the Palestinians.
(d) To provide an army to fight the Israelis.

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

14. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?
(a) The Israeli/Palestianian conference.
(b) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(c) The US/Palestinian conference.
(d) The Palestinian invasion of Israel.

15. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Ramallah.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Beirut.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Marines leave Beirut for the first time?

2. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?

3. When do Arafat and the PLO leave Beirut?

4. Why is the PLO successful under Arafat?

5. What religious/political group controls the Baath Party in this chapter?

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