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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Friedman's wife?

2. Before 1984, what do many Beirutis attribute their problems to?

3. According to Friedman, how do the people who remain in Beirut cope with the stress?

4. According to Friedman, who is the first person who wants U.S. troops in Beirut?

5. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why was Arafat able to take control of the PLO?

2. In Chapter 1, Friedman says that the book is about his journey between two worlds. What are these two worlds?

3. Where did Friedman learn to be a journalist and what was one of the obstacles he faced in checking out his facts?

4. What happens to Arafat as the result of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon?

5. Why did the Marines return to Beirut and how were they received then?

6. What two suicide bombings occurred in 1983 against American targets?

7. Did the fact that Friedman was Jewish affect his reporting or his relationships while in Beirut?

8. What are three things that Friedman cites as differences between the Arabs and the Jews?

9. What happened at the Sabra and Shatilia refugee camps when the Israelis invaded West Beirut?

10. At the time of Hama massacre, who/what group was in power in the Syrian government?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Lebanon and Israel the same? Different?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Intifada. Why did it happen? What is its significance to the Palestinian movement?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Israel invade Lebanon in 1982? What were the results? Was the invasion successful for the Israelis? Why or why not?

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