2. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Jewish culture & history.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Middle Eastern history.

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

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

5. What are the names of the two major Israeli political parties at the time of the invasion?
(a) The Likud Party and the Labor Party.
(b) The Liberal Party and the Conservative Party.
(c) The Likud Party and the Liberal Party.
(d) The Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

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

7. 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 show how powerful they were.
(d) To run the local Hama government.

8. When do Arafat and the PLO leave Beirut?
(a) July, 1982.
(b) June, 1982.
(c) September, 1982.
(d) August, 1982.

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

10. What characteristic of Friedman makes him unique among the Beirut correspondents?
(a) He is American.
(b) He is Jewish.
(c) He has red hair.
(d) He speaks only English.

11. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?
(a) About two days.
(b) About two months.
(c) About two years.
(d) About two weeks.

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

13. When do the U.S. Marines arrive in Beirut the first time?
(a) February, 1982.
(b) August, 1982.
(c) September, 1981.
(d) September, 1982.

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

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