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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 is Friedman's own rabbi?
(a) Ze'ev Chafets.
(b) Shimon Tsimhe.
(c) Eliezer Waldman.
(d) David Hartman.

2. 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.

3. Israel and Palestine occupy news time out of proportion to their what?
(a) Populations.
(b) Religious significance.
(c) Historic significance.
(d) Size.

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

5. Older Palestinians grew up under the rule of what country or countries?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) Syria.
(c) Israel.
(d) Jordan and Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Palestinians often have pictures of beaches or the Swiss mountains in their homes and businesses?

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

3. Many people are more familiar with the geography of Israel than they are of the geography of what?

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

5. Who wins the national election in 1984?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why was the intifada a significant event in the Palestinian movement?

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

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