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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. Who does Friedman believe will have to provide for the Palestinian security in any settlement?
(a) Arabs.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Palestinians themselves.

2. Where does Ze'ev Chafets grow up?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Detroit.

3. What marks the border between Israel and the West Bank?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Signs.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A fence.

4. In the U.S., how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their rabbi.
(b) By their relationship to Israel.
(c) By their synagogue affiliation.
(d) By their place of birth.

5. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?
(a) His arrival in Beirut.
(b) The PLO departure when he misses his deadline.
(c) The evacuation of Americans in February 1984.
(d) The bombing of the Marine barracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many goals do Jewish leaders have after the end of World War II?

2. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?

3. In the late 1980s, approximately how many Israeli Jews immigrate to the United States?

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

5. Where does Friedman take his family out for lunch before leaving?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Friedman, is Israel a place to go to establish your Jewish identity?

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

6. What are the two things that Friedman cites as to why the world is interested in Israel?

7. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?

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

9. Why did one of Friedman's friends, upon his return to Israel, say that his two years in Germany were "relaxing"?

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

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