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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who organizes a peace march in April, 1984?
(a) The Phalangists.
(b) Iman Khalife.
(c) Yasir Arafat.
(d) The Sunnis.

2. Why does Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?
(a) Because Arafat frequently slipped through police hands.
(b) Because Arafat could slip in and out of Lebanon without notice.
(c) Because Friedman thought Arafat was sleazy.
(d) Because nothing stuck to Arafat and no matter what, he came out on top.

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

4. Friedman compares Beirut before the war to what city?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Athens.
(c) Cairo.
(d) New York.

5. Where does much of Arafat's support come from?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Refugee camps of Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
(d) Refugee camps in Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?

3. When is the PLO formed?

4. What is the secret to Arafat's success?

5. What group makes up the foundation of the Hezbollah?

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