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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. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?

2. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?

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

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

5. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Friedman write in an article that upset the Marines?

5. What happens to Friedman's apartment in Beirut?

6. What happens to the planned peace march in 1984?

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

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

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

10. How does Friedman learn to cope with life in Beirut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how did the United States become involved in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982? What event caused the United States to withdraw?

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

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

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