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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did President Sadat address the Israeli parliament?
(a) November 20, 1979.
(b) November 20, 1977.
(c) November 20, 1978.
(d) November 20, 1976.

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

3. Who was expelled from Lebanon?
(a) The PLO.
(b) Christians.
(c) Egyptian soldiers.
(d) Palestinians.

4. Why was the Agranat Commission created?
(a) For Israel preparedness at the start the Yom Kippur War.
(b) To investigate why Mossad didn't discover the war plans.
(c) To train spies in the military.
(d) To improve the efficiency of the Egyptian planes.

5. What must happen before either side can push for total autonomy of the Palestinian homeland according to the Israeli Foreign Minister of 1982?
(a) One side must surrender.
(b) One side must win.
(c) Both sides need to coexist.
(d) One side must be destroyed.

6. When did the Israelis and Egyptians announce their intentions to settle their differences by peaceful means?
(a) September 1, 1976.
(b) September 1, 1975.
(c) September 1, 1973.
(d) September 1, 1974.

7. What did the Palestinian's realization in the 1990's make them accept?
(a) They had lost.
(b) The PLO could no longer speak for the Palestinian people.
(c) They would have to accept any compromise.
(d) Compromises were necessary.

8. What was the new Israeli government willing to do for peace?
(a) Make territorial concessions.
(b) Recognize the Palestinian state.
(c) Disarm.
(d) Limit military actions in Palestinian territory.

9. Who tried to negotiate with the PLO between 1982 and 1987?
(a) The U.S.
(b) England.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Jordan.

10. When did Yasir Arafat address the U.N?
(a) November, 1975.
(b) November, 1974.
(c) November, 1976.
(d) November, 1973.

11. When did Arafat declare the road to victory is the road to Palestine?
(a) December 31, 1990.
(b) December 31, 1991.
(c) December 31, 1993.
(d) December 31, 1992.

12. What postponed the U.S. talk of Palestinian autonomy?
(a) The Lebanon war.
(b) The Egypt war.
(c) The Iraq war.
(d) The Suez Crisis.

13. What did Mahmoud Darwish say as he resign from the PLO?
(a) The PLO was the best chance for peace.
(b) The PLO didn't need him to sign the peace agreement.
(c) The PLO actions were treasonous.
(d) The PLO was finished.

14. When was the Palestinian declaration of independence issue?
(a) November 15, 1987.
(b) November 15, 1989.
(c) November 15, 1988.
(d) November 15, 1986.

15. What did Arafat say about the negotiations at Madrid?
(a) They were slow moving.
(b) They were unfair.
(c) They were useless.
(d) They were fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the PLO Executive Committee praise the action of those participating in the intifada?

2. When did the intifada begin?

3. When did King Hussein speak to the Palestine National Council and say that Palestine was still the top priority?

4. What was the first topic of the Geneva conference?

5. What summit created a military relaxation between America and USSR?

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