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

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

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

4. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Kibbutz Hahotrim.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?

2. Who is Amnon Shahak?

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

4. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?

5. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?

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