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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Earthquake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?
(a) A fight in the Jabaliya camp.
(b) A political speech.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) An auto accident.

2. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?
(a) Palestinians.
(b) Lebanese.
(c) Israelis.
(d) Syrians.

3. When do the Marines finish their withdrawal from Beirut?
(a) January 30, 1984.
(b) March 26, 1984.
(c) February 26, 1984.
(d) February 1, 1984.

4. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?
(a) The main north/south highway.
(b) The train tracks.
(c) The Orange Line.
(d) The Green Line.

5. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?
(a) The beginning of a Palestinian state.
(b) None.
(c) A Palestianian government.
(d) The end to Israeli occupation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?

2. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?

3. Friedman compares Beirut before the war to what city?

4. Who organizes a peace march in April, 1984?

5. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?

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