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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) Yasir Arafat.
(b) Iman Khalife.
(c) The Sunnis.
(d) The Phalangists.

2. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Airport.
(c) Commodore Hotel.
(d) Police station.

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

4. When is the PLO formed?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1956.

5. The intifada marks the beginning of what for the Palestinians?
(a) Solidarity.
(b) Economic disaster.
(c) Violence agains the Israelis.
(d) New Israeli rules.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?

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

4. Where is Arafat born?

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

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