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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 spend a summer studying in college?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Haifa.
(d) Cairo.

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

3. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?
(a) Tradition of brotherhood.
(b) Tradition of loyalism.
(c) Tradition of tribes.
(d) Tradition of religion.

4. 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 people never know when or where they might die.
(c) Because many people have moved out of Beirut.
(d) Because there are so many killings in Beirut.

5. The Commodore Hotel acts as a fixer to what group of people?
(a) Journalists.
(b) Israelis.
(c) Police.
(d) PLO.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the PLO formed?

3. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?

4. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?

5. Where does Friedman live in the U.S. when he first goes to the Middle East as a teenager?

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