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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Muslim Brotherhood receives support from groups centered in what cities?
(a) Hama and Beirut.
(b) Hama and Damascus.
(c) Beirut and Aleppo.
(d) Hama and Aleppo.

3. What is the name of Friedman's wife?
(a) Jen.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Ann.

4. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Cairo.

5. According to Friedman, how do the people who remain in Beirut cope with the stress?
(a) They keep themselves busy with their jobs.
(b) They meet in small groups and discuss ways to cope.
(c) They stay inside and board up their homes so they don't see what is happening.
(d) They make up their own mind games or find ways to separate themselves from the victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Friedman, which of the following is a relatively new concept for Middle Easterners?

2. What happens at the Summerland Hotel during the fighting?

3. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?

4. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?

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

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