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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. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?

2. Where does Arafat grow up?

3. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?

4. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?

5. What do the Kahan Commission investigate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Friedman feel that in the early 1980s the PLO is presenting itself as a victim?

3. Did Friedman hire a fixer?

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

5. Friedman relates the story of driving to the airport in a taxi and ignoring a kidnapping. What does this say about life in Beirut?

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

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

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

9. What policy did the PNC adopt during its meeting in Algiers in February, 1983?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friedman had some creative titles for the chapters of his book. Pick five of the chapters listed below. Explain the meaning and significance of the title and why Friedman would have chosen that title. Be specific with events, history,examples from the book, etc.

Would You Like to Eat Now or Wait for the Cease-fire?

Hama Rules

Inside the Kaleidoscope: The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

Betty Crocker in Dante's Inferno

Crosswinds

The Fault Line

The Earthquake

Essay Topic 2

What happened at Hama and why? What is its significance in Middle Eastern politics?

Essay Topic 3

Did Yasir Arafat make the PLO a success or did the PLO make Yasir Arafat a success?

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