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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 only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?

2. Israel has religious significance to what three religions?

3. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?

4. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?

5. Friedman believes there will be no serious negotiations in the Middle East until what happens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was the intifada a significant event in the Palestinian movement?

4. Why does Friedman say that his four different groups/categories can never work out what Israel stands for?

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

6. Before the Six Day War, do Palestinians comply with Israeli rules in the occupied territories?

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

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

9. What are the reasons that Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians want George Schultz to come to the Middle East?

10. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?

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

What are the obstacles to any resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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