View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the national election in 1984?

2. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?

3. Who comes to power in Israel in 1977?

4. When it becomes known that Friedman is leaving Israel, what do people ask him?

5. When do the Peace Day strikes occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Friedman, is Israel a place to go to establish your Jewish identity?

2. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?

3. What is the difference the Six Day War made to Israel without them even realizing it at the time?

4. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?

5. Again regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, in what ways does the Six Day War change Israel?

6. Why do some Jews claim that Israel is judged by different standards than other countries?

7. Why does Friedman say that the 1967 war was both a victory and in many ways a defeat for the Israelis?

8. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he think about?

9. What are the two things that Friedman cites as to why the world is interested in Israel?

10. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Lebanon and Israel the same? Different?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 686 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample