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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Palestinian National Council issue a political resolution supporting the intifada?
(a) November 15, 1989.
(b) November 15, 1986.
(c) November 15, 1988.
(d) November 15, 1987.

2. What did Sadat do with the USSR military experts?
(a) Ousted them.
(b) He integrated them into his war cabinet.
(c) He had them reorganize his training programs.
(d) He executed them.

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

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

5. Who proposed a peace plan in 1982?
(a) Pompidou.
(b) Tatcher.
(c) Prince Saud.
(d) Regan.

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

7. What needs to be achieve for a solution to the problems in the Middle East to be final, according to Part IV pp. 384-430?
(a) The Palestinian people must have a defined, permanent status.
(b) Palestinians must be ready to make concessions.
(c) The U.S. must stop supporting Israel.
(d) Israel must withdraw from occupied territories.

8. What did the Likud Coalition call the PLO?
(a) Terrorist.
(b) Equal.
(c) Partners.
(d) Assassin.

9. What problems did Kedouri examine?
(a) Problems between the PLO and Israel.
(b) Problems between U.S and Egypt.
(c) Problems between the PLO and other Arab organizations.
(d) Problems between Arab and Israelis.

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

11. Who was the Israeli foreign Minister in the spring of 1982?
(a) Joseph alenberg.
(b) Ariel Sharon.
(c) Karl Kramer.
(d) Yitzhak Shamir.

12. Where did Israel gain land in during the Yom Kippur War?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Syria.

13. What did the Palestinian National Council believe Palestine and Jordan should do?
(a) Merge.
(b) Stop relationship.
(c) Join in their fight against Israel.
(d) Exist in a confederal level.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lebanon and Israel sign a truce?

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

3. When did the Palestine National Council say there can be no peace or stability in the Middle East until the Palestinian issue is settled?

4. What was the new Israeli government willing to do for peace?

5. When did Hosni Mubarak become president of Egypt?

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