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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Arafat born?
(a) Syria or Egypt.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Gaza or Egypt.

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

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

5. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?
(a) The Orange Line.
(b) The train tracks.
(c) The Green Line.
(d) The main north/south highway.

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

7. Over time, who does Friedman learn to want to talk to for his information?
(a) The other journalists' fixers.
(b) The people who will not accept him in their clubs.
(c) The police.
(d) The people who work in the hotel.

8. What is the name of Friedman's wife?
(a) Jen.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Ann.

9. As he is preparing to leave Beirut, how many civil wars does Friedman say are going on?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

10. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?
(a) Refugee camps in Egypt.
(b) Terrorists.
(c) Refugee camps of Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
(d) Egypt.

11. What is the reason the Marines first come to Beirut?
(a) To help rebuild Beirut.
(b) To oversee the PLO departure.
(c) To oversee the Israelis.
(d) To help the Beirutis.

12. Who epitomizes the mentality and attitude of the European Zionist?
(a) Ariel Sharon.
(b) Yacov Bar-Simantov.
(c) Yasir Arafat.
(d) Menachem Begin.

13. What religious/political group controls the Baath Party in this chapter?
(a) PLO.
(b) Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) Alawites.
(d) Maronite Christians.

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

15. When Arafat takes over control of the PLO, what did he turn it into?
(a) A local Lebanese movement.
(b) A guerrilla movement.
(c) A pan-Arab economic movement.
(d) A Palestinian national movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Hezbollah come into existence?

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

3. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?

4. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?

5. Before 1984, what do many Beirutis attribute their problems to?

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