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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. When does Friedman decide to leave Beirut?
(a) March, 1984.
(b) April, 1984.
(c) May, 1984.
(d) February, 1984.
2. Older Palestinians grew up under the rule of what country or countries?
(a) Israel.
(b) Syria.
(c) The Ottoman Empire.
(d) Jordan and Egypt.
3. According to Friedman, the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli problem must be what kind of solution?
(a) Diplomatic.
(b) Military.
(c) Tribal.
(d) Multi-national.
4. When it becomes known that Friedman is leaving Israel, what do people ask him?
(a) Does he like Israel?
(b) Will he come back?
(c) Why is he leaving.
(d) Where is he going?
5. How does Friedman get from Beirut to Jerusalem?
(a) By a series of taxis.
(b) By a car driven by his Beiruti driver.
(c) By train.
(d) By plane.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the late 1980s, approximately how many Israeli Jews immigrate to the United States?
2. In 1985, what carryover from the British Mandate days does the Israeli government resurrect?
3. What country does Friedman find has similarities to Israel?
4. When do Americans begin to learn about the "real" Israel?
5. What is special about the West Bank and Gaza Strip lands to the Israelis?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two things that Friedman cites as to why the world is interested in Israel?
2. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
3. Why does Friedman say that the 1967 war was both a victory and in many ways a defeat for the Israelis?
4. According to Friedman, is Israel a place to go to establish your Jewish identity?
5. Regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, what changes after the Six Day War?
6. Why do some Jews claim that Israel is judged by different standards than other countries?
7. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?
8. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?
9. Why does Friedman say that his four different groups/categories can never work out what Israel stands for?
10. How did Arafat and the PLO get involved once again in the Palestinian problem?
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