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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. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?

2. Where is the new headquarters for the PLO?

3. When do the Hezbollah come into existence?

4. The Muslim Brotherhood receives support from groups centered in what cities?

5. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who or what was the Muslim Brotherhood and what did they want?

7. Why did Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

8. If you viewed Hama from Friedman's perspective of the tradition of regional units, what does Hama represent?

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

10. What was Friedman's first story about in his high school paper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the changes in the relationship between Israel and American Jews from the 1950s to the late 1980s. What are the reasons for the changes? Are these changes likely to be permanent?

Essay Topic 2

After World War II, Jewish leaders have three objectives. What are they? Are they met by the United Nations offer? Are they met after the Six Day War? Is it likely that they will be met following any settlement with the Palestinians? Why or why not.

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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