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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?
(a) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(b) The Israeli/Palestianian conference.
(c) The Palestinian invasion of Israel.
(d) The US/Palestinian conference.

2. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?
(a) Ramallah.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Cairo.

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

4. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?
(a) In Beirut.
(b) In London.
(c) In Jerusalem.
(d) In journalism school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Friedman hire as a fixer?

2. What year is the flight the Friedmans take at the beginning of the book?

3. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?

4. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?

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

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