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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who organizes a peace march in April, 1984?
(a) The Sunnis.
(b) Iman Khalife.
(c) The Phalangists.
(d) Yasir Arafat.

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

8. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Kibbutz Hahotrim.

9. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?
(a) Syrian military force.
(b) Lebanese activism.
(c) Islamic fundamentalism.
(d) Maronites.

10. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?
(a) The hotel becomes a meeting place for journalists.
(b) The hotel becomes a haven for the homeless.
(c) The hotel closes.
(d) The hotel begins to cater to wealthy locals.

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

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

13. Where is the new headquarters for the PLO?
(a) Athens.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Tunis.

14. Friedman wins a Pulitzer Prize for his report on what?
(a) The Sabra and Shatila massacre.
(b) The role of Arafat and the PLO in Lebanon.
(c) The role of Arafat and the Palestine National Council.
(d) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

15. Why is the PLO successful under Arafat?
(a) Because Arafat was good at public relations.
(b) Because of Arafat's advisors.
(c) Because of Arafat's terrorist activities.
(d) Because of the personal skills of Arafat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic of Friedman makes him unique among the Beirut correspondents?

2. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?

3. Who is elected president of Lebanon in 1982?

4. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?

5. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?

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