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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Time to Go.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?
(a) Because no one wants to live in Beirut.
(b) Because many people have moved out of Beirut.
(c) Because people never know when or where they might die.
(d) Because there are so many killings in Beirut.

2. Who is the ruler of Syria during the time of the Hama massacre?
(a) Rifaat Assad.
(b) Yasir Arafat.
(c) Hafez Assad.
(d) Abdul Hajjaj.

3. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To show how powerful they were.
(b) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.
(c) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) To run the local Hama government.

4. What year does the massacre at Hama occur?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1979.

5. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls for a Jihad against Assad?

2. How many times while Friedman is in Beirut do the communications go dead?

3. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?

4. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?

5. When Friedman hears about the invasion, where is he?

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