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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
(a) She is evacuated by boat.
(b) She flies home.
(c) She is evacuated by helicopter.
(d) She is driven to Jerusalem.

2. The intifada marks the beginning of what for the Palestinians?
(a) Solidarity.
(b) New Israeli rules.
(c) Economic disaster.
(d) Violence agains the Israelis.

3. Who comes to power in Israel in 1977?
(a) Menachem Begin.
(b) Golda Meir.
(c) Yatzhak Rabin.
(d) Levi Eshkol.

4. In the U.S., how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their rabbi.
(b) By their place of birth.
(c) By their relationship to Israel.
(d) By their synagogue affiliation.

5. Many people are more familiar with the geography of Israel than they are of the geography of what?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) The U.S.
(d) Their own country.

6. What is the only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?
(a) Syria.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Jordan.

7. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?
(a) When he becomes a reporter.
(b) When he watches Walter Cronkite report on the Six Day War.
(c) When he goes to a kibbutz during high school.
(d) When he writes an article on Israel in college.

8. In Israel, how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their rabbi.
(b) By their place of birth.
(c) By their relationship to Israel and the state.
(d) By their synagogue affiliation.

9. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?
(a) Monthly.
(b) A couple of times a week.
(c) Only once.
(d) Daily.

10. Where is Shimon Tsimhe's newsstand located?
(a) In Beirut.
(b) In the Haredim suburb of Jerusalem.
(c) In New York.
(d) In the West Bank.

11. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he most often think of?
(a) The close calls he has had.
(b) The shelling and the damage caused.
(c) The people and what he has learned from them.
(d) The way the city changed.

12. What country does Friedman find has similarities to Israel?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Syria.
(d) Palestine.

13. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?
(a) Friedman misses his deadline.
(b) Friedman goes into the street.
(c) The shelling ends.
(d) The shelling begins.

14. How long does Friedman spend in Lebanon and Israel?
(a) Almost 15 years.
(b) Almost 10 years.
(c) Almost 7 years.
(d) Almost 5 years.

15. When does Friedman decide to leave Beirut?
(a) May, 1984.
(b) February, 1984.
(c) April, 1984.
(d) March, 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Friedman's friend returns to Israel after living in Germany for two years, how does he define that time in Germany?

2. What do each of Friedman's four different groups or categories of Jews believe in common?

3. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?

4. George Schultz travels to the Middle East to work out a peace settlement between what countries or groups?

5. When does television appear in Israel?

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