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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 the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?
(a) When he applies for an interview with Arafat.
(b) When he applies for travel credentials.
(c) When he looks for a fixer.
(d) When he goes out to dinner.

2. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They treat them well.
(c) They shoot at them.
(d) They spit at them.

3. What year is the flight the Friedmans take at the beginning of the book?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

4. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?
(a) In Beirut.
(b) In London.
(c) In Jerusalem.
(d) In journalism school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Kahan Commission investigate?

2. What is the secret to Arafat's success?

3. What is the reason the Marines first come to Beirut?

4. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?

5. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Green Line?

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

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

4. What policy did the PNC adopt during its meeting in Algiers in February, 1983?

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

6. Did Friedman hire a fixer?

7. What was Friedman's first story about in his high school paper?

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

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

10. What was the city of Beirut like before the war?

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