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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Palestinian strike to protest the Schulz plan?
(a) April 4.
(b) April 7.
(c) April 5.
(d) April 6.

3. When did the Likud Coalition publish its position?
(a) March, 1975.
(b) March, 1976.
(c) March, 1978.
(d) March, 1977.

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

5. When did Secretary of State George Schulz discuss the conflict in Lebanon and how it threatens Israeli security?
(a) July 12, 1983.
(b) July 12, 1981.
(c) July 12, 1982.
(d) July 12, 1985.

6. When did Baker propose a plan for peace in the Middle East?
(a) October, 1987.
(b) October, 1986.
(c) October, 1989.
(d) October, 1988.

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

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

9. When did Begin say that the State of Israel's existence is not threatened by terrorists, but the lives of the people are?
(a) August 10, 1986.
(b) August 10, 1982.
(c) August 10, 1981.
(d) August 10, 1985.

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

11. What did the Palestinian organization realize in the 1990s, according to Part VI pp 478-529?
(a) Israel cannot be destroyed.
(b) Other Arab nations didn't really care about their fight.
(c) Israel can be destroyed.
(d) The United States was the real master in the Middle East.

12. When did the Palestine National Council say there can be no peace or stability in the Middle East until the Palestinian issue is settled?
(a) September 28, 1992.
(b) September 28, 1993.
(c) September 28, 1994.
(d) September 28, 1991.

13. When did Golda Meir tell the Knesset that Israel was open to accept a cease fire with the military where they were?
(a) October 23, 1973.
(b) October 23, 1976.
(c) October 23, 1975.
(d) October 23, 1974.

14. What was Yitzhak Rabin's government main goal?
(a) Keep Israel current land.
(b) Establish peace.
(c) Destroy the PLO.
(d) Allow Arab to return to their homes.

15. When did Yasir Arafat talk about a letter from the United States which said that it would increase its presence in the Persian Gulf and would not tolerate any interference?
(a) December 13, 1990.
(b) December 13, 1993.
(c) December 13, 1991.
(d) December 13, 1992.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Mahmoud Darwish resign from the PLO?

3. What did the Arabs have to accept before negotiation could take place?

4. What must happen before either side can push for total autonomy of the Palestinian homeland according to the Israeli Foreign Minister of 1982?

5. Where did Israel gain land in during the Yom Kippur War?

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