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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 subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?

2. The Americans become known as the stooges of what politician?

3. As he is preparing to leave Beirut, how many civil wars does Friedman say are going on?

4. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?

5. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Green Line?

2. Why was the PLO successful when Arafat was in control?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Do all Jewish leaders favor creating two states - one for Jews and one for Arabs?

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

In discussing Israeli Jews, the author defines four broad categories or groups of Jews. What are they? Compare and contrast the groups.

Essay Topic 3

Who are the PLO and Yasir Arafat? Why did the author call Arafat the "Teflon Guerrilla"?

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