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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Betty Crocker in Dante's Inferno.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the way to the airport in a taxi, what event does Friedman see and ignore?
(a) A traffic accident.
(b) A kidnapping.
(c) A parade.
(d) A protest.

2. According to Friedman, which of the following is a relatively new concept for Middle Easterners?
(a) Tribal loyalty.
(b) The nation state.
(c) Journalistic review.
(d) Authoritarian rule.

3. Who does Friedman work for after graduating from Oxford?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) Des Moines Register.
(c) United Press International.
(d) New York Times.

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

5. Where in Hama do the journalists stay during the fighting?
(a) They moved around to avoid the main fighting.
(b) Journalists were not allowed in Hama during the fighting.
(c) In the police station.
(d) In the Commodore Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?

2. When do the Israelis pull out of the Shouf Mountains?

3. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?

4. In the chapter on Beirut, when does Friedman's Jewishness affect him?

5. What is the reason the Marines first come to Beirut?

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