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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Whose Country is This, Anyway?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
(a) March, 1984.
(b) January, 1984.
(c) February, 1984.
(d) December, 1983.

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

3. What happens when the communications go dead after the PLO departure?
(a) Friedman goes into the street.
(b) The shelling begins.
(c) Friedman misses his deadline.
(d) The shelling ends.

4. What is the only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Jordan.
(d) Syria.

5. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They treat them well.
(c) They shoot at them.
(d) They spit at them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How often is Friedman's neighborhood shelled?

4. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?

5. When do the Marines finish their withdrawal from Beirut?

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