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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who comes to power in Israel in 1977?
(a) Golda Meir.
(b) Yatzhak Rabin.
(c) Menachem Begin.
(d) Levi Eshkol.
2. Who attacks the Friedman's on their way to lunch?
(a) Lebanese youth.
(b) Palestinian youth.
(c) Jewish youth.
(d) Disgruntled Americans.
3. How long has Friedman been in Beirut when he decides to leave?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 9 years.
4. How often is Friedman's neighborhood shelled?
(a) Almost every night.
(b) At least once a week.
(c) At least once a month.
(d) At least two-three times a week.
5. Where does Friedman take his family out for lunch before leaving?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Inter-Continental Hotel.
(c) Marriott Hotel.
(d) A Jewish restaurant.
6. Older Palestinians grew up under the rule of what country or countries?
(a) Jordan and Egypt.
(b) Syria.
(c) The Ottoman Empire.
(d) Israel.
7. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?
(a) An auto accident.
(b) A political speech.
(c) A fight in the Jabaliya camp.
(d) A newspaper article.
8. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?
(a) When he watches Walter Cronkite report on the Six Day War.
(b) When he goes to a kibbutz during high school.
(c) When he writes an article on Israel in college.
(d) When he becomes a reporter.
9. When it becomes known that Friedman is leaving Israel, what do people ask him?
(a) Will he come back?
(b) Why is he leaving.
(c) Does he like Israel?
(d) Where is he going?
10. Rabbi Eliezer Waldman is the founder of what movement?
(a) West Bank settlement movement.
(b) East Bank settlement movement.
(c) Haradim movement.
(d) Solidarity movement.
11. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?
(a) November 21, 1987.
(b) January 21, 1988.
(c) November 21, 1988.
(d) December 21, 1987.
12. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?
(a) Daily.
(b) A couple of times a week.
(c) Only once.
(d) Monthly.
13. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?
(a) The PLO departure when he misses his deadline.
(b) The evacuation of Americans in February 1984.
(c) His arrival in Beirut.
(d) The bombing of the Marine barracks.
14. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he most often think of?
(a) The way the city changed.
(b) The close calls he has had.
(c) The shelling and the damage caused.
(d) The people and what he has learned from them.
15. Where is Friedman when he decides to leave Beirut?
(a) At his desk.
(b) In a bar.
(c) In a bathroom.
(d) In his car.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Friedman's next assignment after Jerusalem?
2. How long does Friedman spend in Lebanon and Israel?
3. Where is Shimon Tsimhe's newsstand located?
4. What issue does Friedman think the Israelis are avoiding during the national election campaign in 1984?
5. Israel and Palestine occupy news time out of proportion to their what?
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