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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?
(a) Phalangists.
(b) Israelis and Phalangists.
(c) Syrians.
(d) Israelis.

3. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?
(a) People stay inside because they are afraid.
(b) Cars are moved into garages to prevent damage to them when fighting starts again.
(c) Children start playing in the streets.
(d) Shopkeepers open up their shops and life is back to normal.

4. When do the Israelis begin to withdraw from Lebanon?
(a) May, 1983.
(b) September, 1983.
(c) January, 1983.
(d) November, 1983.

5. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?
(a) To give some voice to the Palestinians.
(b) To provide an army to fight the Israelis.
(c) To provide a cover for terrorist activities.
(d) To exert some control over the Palestinians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?

2. Who does Friedman hire as a fixer?

3. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?

4. What religious/political group controls the Baath Party in this chapter?

5. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are three things that Friedman cites as differences between the Arabs and the Jews?

2. Where did Friedman learn to be a journalist and what was one of the obstacles he faced in checking out his facts?

3. Who or what was the Muslim Brotherhood and what did they want?

4. Why did the Marines come to Beirut in August, 1982, and how were they received?

5. What happened at the Sabra and Shatilia refugee camps when the Israelis invaded West Beirut?

6. If you viewed Hama from Friedman's perspective of the tradition of regional units, what does Hama represent?

7. What two suicide bombings occurred in 1983 against American targets?

8. Why did the press congregate at the Commodore Hotel?

9. What are the groups that basically form the Lebanon that wins independence from France in 1943?

10. Why is there support for the Israeli invasion from both political parties?

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