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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. Which of the following is a function that the Lebanese fixer performs?

2. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?

3. When do the Marines finish their withdrawal from Beirut?

4. Who calls for a Jihad against Assad?

5. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the groups that basically form the Lebanon that wins independence from France in 1943?

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

3. What is the PLO?

4. Why did the Marines come to Beirut in August, 1982, and how were they received?

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

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

7. How did the Syrian government handle journalists during the attack on Hama?

8. Why is there support for the Israeli invasion from both political parties?

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

10. What was the city of Beirut like before the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why didn't the withdrawal of Arafat and the PLO from Beirut bring peace to Lebanon?

Essay Topic 3

Define/identify the following groups and what role they play in the Middle East: Maronites, Shiites, Druse, Sunnis, Phalangists, Alawites, Baath Party,Zionists, Likud Party, Labor Party, Ultra-Orthodox, Hezbollah

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