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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. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?
(a) The Israeli/Palestianian conference.
(b) The US/Palestinian conference.
(c) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(d) The Palestinian invasion of Israel.

2. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?
(a) Because he lives in a hotel.
(b) Because he is a news correspondent.
(c) Because he has a computer.
(d) Because he is an American.

3. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?
(a) Gemayel.
(b) Arafat.
(c) Friedman.
(d) Tabbara.

4. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?
(a) Tradition of brotherhood.
(b) Tradition of tribes.
(c) Tradition of religion.
(d) Tradition of loyalism.

5. Why is the PLO in a strange position?
(a) Because Arafat only wants the PLO to engage in terrorism.
(b) Because the PLO won't acknowledge the Israelis, so there is no way to negotiate with them.
(c) Because the international community views the PLO as a terrorist organization.
(d) Arafat won't acknowledge the Israelis, so the Israelis won't acknowledge the PLO.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

2. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?

3. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?

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

5. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Friedman hire a fixer?

2. At the time of Hama massacre, who/what group was in power in the Syrian government?

3. What two events happen immediately upon Friedman's return to Beirut in April, 1982?

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

5. How do some people make money from the situation in Beirut?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to the planned peace march in 1984?

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