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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?
(a) January, 1987.
(b) December, 1987.
(c) January, 1988.
(d) November, 1987.

2. How often is Friedman's neighborhood shelled?
(a) Almost every night.
(b) At least once a week.
(c) At least two-three times a week.
(d) At least once a month.

3. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?
(a) January 21, 1988.
(b) December 21, 1987.
(c) November 21, 1988.
(d) November 21, 1987.

4. Whose agreement does Friedman say is essential to an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories?
(a) The majority of American Jews.
(b) The Israeli government.
(c) The U.S. government.
(d) The majority of the Israeli population.

5. Where does Friedman take his family out for lunch before leaving?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Inter-Continental Hotel.
(c) A Jewish restaurant.
(d) Marriott Hotel.

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

7. Israel has religious significance to what three religions?
(a) Judaism, Christianity, Wikka.
(b) Judaism, Buddhism, Wikka.
(c) Judaism, Islam, Christianity.
(d) Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity.

8. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?
(a) Shimon Tsimhe.
(b) Nota Schiller.
(c) Ze'ev Chafets.
(d) Eliezer Waldman.

9. Who attacks the Friedman's on their way to lunch?
(a) Lebanese youth.
(b) Palestinian youth.
(c) Jewish youth.
(d) Disgruntled Americans.

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

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

12. Israel and Palestine occupy news time out of proportion to their what?
(a) Historic significance.
(b) Size.
(c) Religious significance.
(d) Populations.

13. When does television appear in Israel?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1970..

14. Where is Friedman when he decides to leave Beirut?
(a) In his car.
(b) In a bathroom.
(c) At his desk.
(d) In a bar.

15. How long has Friedman been in Beirut when he decides to leave?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 9 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Friedman, the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli problem must be what kind of solution?

2. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?

3. Who is the candidate of the Labor Party in the national election in 1984?

4. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?

5. What is the first settlement in Hebron?

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