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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Poker, Beirut-Style.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the two major Israeli political parties at the time of the invasion?
(a) The Liberal Party and the Conservative Party.
(b) The Likud Party and the Labor Party.
(c) The Likud Party and the Liberal Party.
(d) The Labor Party and the Liberal Party.

2. Over time, who does Friedman learn to want to talk to for his information?
(a) The people who work in the hotel.
(b) The police.
(c) The people who will not accept him in their clubs.
(d) The other journalists' fixers.

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

4. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?
(a) On vacation.
(b) In Jerusalem.
(c) At the Commodore Hotel.
(d) In West Beirut.

5. In the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?
(a) When he applies for travel credentials.
(b) When he applies for an interview with Arafat.
(c) When he looks for a fixer.
(d) When he goes out to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Beirut press congregate?

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

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

4. Friedman wins a Pulitzer Prize for his report on what?

5. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?

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