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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. Where do correspondents in Beirut verify their facts?
(a) The news agency headquarters.
(b) There is no place to go.
(c) The police.
(d) The local government.

2. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Unity.
(c) Economic viability.
(d) Independence.

3. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) Jewish culture & history.
(c) Middle Eastern history.
(d) Journalism.

4. On what date does a suicide bomber drive a truck into the U.S. embassy in Beirut?
(a) May 1, 1983.
(b) April 25, 1983.
(c) April 1, 1983.
(d) April 18, 1983.

5. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?
(a) At the Commodore Hotel.
(b) In West Beirut.
(c) On vacation.
(d) In Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assassinates Gemayel in 1982?

2. Friedman says that Sharon is a classic example of what?

3. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?

4. What does Begin do after his wife's death in November 1983?

5. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?

Short Essay Questions

1. In September, 1982, why did the Israelis invade West Beirut?

2. Did the fact that Friedman was Jewish affect his reporting or his relationships while in Beirut?

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

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

5. Why does Friedman feel that in the early 1980s the PLO is presenting itself as a victim?

6. What happens to Friedman's apartment in Beirut?

7. Why did Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

8. Why did the Marines return to Beirut and how were they received then?

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

10. What is the PLO?

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