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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. How does Friedman get from Beirut to Jerusalem?
2. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?
3. Who is Friedman's own rabbi?
4. What country does Friedman find has similarities to Israel?
5. Where is Friedman when he decides to leave Beirut?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two things that Friedman cites as to why the world is interested in Israel?
2. Before the Six Day War, do Palestinians comply with Israeli rules in the occupied territories?
3. What is Friedman's view of the Middle East that is shared by many people in Washington?
4. Why was the intifada a significant event in the Palestinian movement?
5. What are the three goals of the Jewish leaders after the end of World War II?
6. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he think about?
7. What does Friedman tell us about the night he made the decision to leave Beirut?
8. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?
9. What are the reasons that Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians want George Schultz to come to the Middle East?
10. Why did one of Friedman's friends, upon his return to Israel, say that his two years in Germany were "relaxing"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the changes in the relationship between Israel and American Jews from the 1950s to the late 1980s. What are the reasons for the changes? Are these changes likely to be permanent?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Secretary of State George Schultz's attempts at a peace settlement in 1988. What did the parties involved want? Was there any chance of a successful settlement? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
After World War II, Jewish leaders have three objectives. What are they? Are they met by the United Nations offer? Are they met after the Six Day War? Is it likely that they will be met following any settlement with the Palestinians? Why or why not.
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