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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. Why do the Israelis want to force the PLO out of Lebanon?
(a) Because they think the PLO causes unrest between Lebanon and Israel.
(b) Because they think the Arabs in the settled lands will then have no voice to represent them.
(c) Because they believe that the PLO is a military threat to Israel.
(d) Because they do not like Yasir Arafat.

2. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?
(a) January 21, 1988.
(b) November 21, 1987.
(c) December 21, 1987.
(d) November 21, 1988.

3. What did the ancient Jews overcome so that they are today a symbol of hope?
(a) Weather.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Slavery.
(d) The lack of land.

4. What is special about the West Bank and Gaza Strip lands to the Israelis?
(a) They are rich in minerals.
(b) They offer a buffer between Israel and Jordan.
(c) They represent the lands of biblical Israel.
(d) They have mostly Israeli people living there.

5. According to Friedman, the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli problem must be what kind of solution?
(a) Military.
(b) Multi-national.
(c) Tribal.
(d) Diplomatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?

2. Where does Ze'ev Chafets grow up?

3. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?

4. Problems in the Middle East represent a dream that is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Before the Six Day War, do Palestinians comply with Israeli rules in the occupied territories?

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