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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Beirut: City of Versions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic of Friedman makes him unique among the Beirut correspondents?
(a) He is American.
(b) He is Jewish.
(c) He has red hair.
(d) He speaks only English.

2. What are the two worlds Friedman feels he has been traveling during his entire life?
(a) Arab and Egyptian.
(b) Israeli and Egyptian.
(c) Egyptian and Syrian.
(d) Arab and Israeli.

3. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?
(a) Texas.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Florida.
(d) Minnesota.

4. Where do correspondents in Beirut verify their facts?
(a) The police.
(b) The local government.
(c) There is no place to go.
(d) The news agency headquarters.

5. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Middle Eastern history.
(c) Jewish culture & history.
(d) Creative writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?

2. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?

3. Who issues the correspondents their credentials they need to travel?

4. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?

5. On the way to the airport in a taxi, what event does Friedman see and ignore?

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