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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. Israel has religious significance to what three religions?
(a) Judaism, Islam, Christianity.
(b) Judaism, Buddhism, Wikka.
(c) Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity.
(d) Judaism, Christianity, Wikka.

2. Where does Friedman go to write his story about the PLO departure?
(a) His home office.
(b) The Reuters office.
(c) The airport.
(d) His friend's home.

3. What is the only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Syria.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Jordan.

4. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he most often think of?
(a) The close calls he has had.
(b) The shelling and the damage caused.
(c) The people and what he has learned from them.
(d) The way the city changed.

5. Who attacks the Friedman's on their way to lunch?
(a) Jewish youth.
(b) Palestinian youth.
(c) Lebanese youth.
(d) Disgruntled Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Arafat forced to recognize Israel?

2. Who does Friedman believe will have to provide for the Palestinian security in any settlement?

3. When Friedman's friend returns to Israel after living in Germany for two years, how does he define that time in Germany?

4. How long does Friedman spend in Lebanon and Israel?

5. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference the Six Day War made to Israel without them even realizing it at the time?

2. What is Friedman's view of the Middle East that is shared by many people in Washington?

3. What are three differences between the situation with the Egyptians and Israelis and the Israelis and Palestinians?

4. Again regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, in what ways does the Six Day War change Israel?

5. How did Arafat and the PLO get involved once again in the Palestinian problem?

6. Regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, what changes after the Six Day War?

7. Why do some Jews claim that Israel is judged by different standards than other countries?

8. What are the three goals of the Jewish leaders after the end of World War II?

9. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?

10. Why does Friedman say that the 1967 war was both a victory and in many ways a defeat for the Israelis?

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