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

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

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

4. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?

5. Who issues the correspondents their credentials they need to travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Green Line?

4. Why did the press congregate at the Commodore Hotel?

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

6. What is the Hezbollah?

7. What two events happen immediately upon Friedman's return to Beirut in April, 1982?

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

9. How do some people make money from the situation in Beirut?

10. In September, 1982, why did the Israelis invade West Beirut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at Sabra and Shatila? What is its significance? Why does the author write an article about it?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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