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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Madrid Peace Conference, according to Part VI pp 577-623?
(a) October 31, 1992.
(b) October 31, 1993.
(c) October 31, 1991.
(d) October 31, 1990.

2. When was a new Israeli government elected?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1992.

3. When was Yitzhak Rabin inaugurated?
(a) July 13, 1995.
(b) July 13, 1993.
(c) July 13, 1992.
(d) July 13, 1991.

4. When did the intifada leader issue a statement?
(a) March-April,1988.
(b) June-July, 1988.
(c) April-May, 1988.
(d) May-June, 1988.

5. What wasn't the USSR in favor of for the Middle East?
(a) Peace.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Separe states.
(d) War.

6. What did the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine refuse to take part in?
(a) The Berlin Conference.
(b) The Paris Conference.
(c) The Washington Conference.
(d) The Geneva Conference.

7. What did the PLO call Sadat's actions?
(a) Treasonous.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Futile.
(d) Courageous.

8. Who was President of the United States in 1993?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Ronald Regan.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) George Bush Senior.

9. What could affect the balance of power according to Saddam Hussein in 1990?
(a) Building up armies with Russian weapons.
(b) If Arabs could work out their differences.
(c) Merging countries.
(d) Terrorism.

10. Why would Egypt be most willing to negotiate with Israel?
(a) They needed subsidies from the U.S.
(b) They had a the smaller army.
(c) They were more concerned with the losses of the 1967 war.
(d) They had lost their USSR ally.

11. What did Sadat claim Israel engaged in?
(a) Racism.
(b) Ethnic clensing.
(c) Psychological warfare.
(d) War of Atrition.

12. What warmed the relationship between USSR and Egypt?
(a) Extenstion of leases to the USSR by Egypt.
(b) Egypt requested military experts.
(c) Access to Egypt undercover agents in the Fatah.
(d) A two billion dollar weapon order.

13. What was the first topic of the Geneva conference?
(a) Israel-Egypt relationship.
(b) Israel-Syria relationship.
(c) Israel-PLO relationship.
(d) Israel-Jordan relationship.

14. When did the intifada begin?
(a) December ,1986.
(b) December, 1989.
(c) December, 1987.
(d) December, 1988.

15. When did Sadat talk about the Soviet help to Egypt?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Secretary of State George Schulz discuss the conflict in Lebanon and how it threatens Israeli security?

2. Why was overall peace but a dream during the Geneva conference?

3. When did President Sadat address the Israeli parliament?

4. How many points did the Baker plan have?

5. What did other Arab nations need to recognize, according to Boutros Bpoutros-Ghali?

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