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

2. When does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
(a) February, 1984.
(b) January, 1984.
(c) December, 1983.
(d) March, 1984.

3. Where is Friedman's next assignment after Jerusalem?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

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

5. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?
(a) The shelling begins.
(b) Friedman goes into the street.
(c) The shelling ends.
(d) Friedman misses his deadline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to power in Israel in 1977?

2. What constraints begin from annexing the West Bank in 1977?

3. How does Friedman get from Beirut to Jerusalem?

4. How long has Friedman been in Beirut when he decides to leave?

5. What is special about the West Bank and Gaza Strip lands to the Israelis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference in the way Jews define or identify themselves in the United States vs. Israel?

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

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

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

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

6. Has the subject of the Holocaust always been a subject of discussion in Israel?

7. What are the reasons that Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians want George Schultz to come to the Middle East?

8. What does Friedman tell us about the night he made the decision to leave Beirut?

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

10. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he think about?

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