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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. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?
(a) His driver's children.
(b) Two Americans.
(c) Two news correspondents.
(d) His wife.

2. Where does Arafat grow up?
(a) Hama.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Beirut.

3. When do the Hezbollah come into existence?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1975.

4. What do the Kahan Commission investigate?
(a) The Insraeli invasion of Beirut.
(b) The Sabra and Shatila massacre.
(c) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(d) The PLO.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Beirut press congregate?

2. Who is the ruler of Syria during the time of the Hama massacre?

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

4. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?

5. Who brokers the peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel in 1983?

Short Essay Questions

1. Friedman relates the story of driving to the airport in a taxi and ignoring a kidnapping. What does this say about life in Beirut?

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

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

4. What did Friedman write in an article that upset the Marines?

5. When and why was Arafat able to take control of the PLO?

6. Why was the PLO successful when Arafat was in control?

7. In Chapter 1, Friedman says that the book is about his journey between two worlds. What are these two worlds?

8. Do all Jewish leaders favor creating two states - one for Jews and one for Arabs?

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

10. How did the Syrian government handle journalists during the attack on Hama?

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