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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 is the PLO formed?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1956.

2. What area was partitioned after World War II by the United Nations?
(a) Syria.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Egypt.

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

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

5. Who is Amnon Shahak?
(a) Friedman's maid.
(b) Friedman's friend.
(c) Friedman's driver.
(d) Another foreign correspondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When are the Marine barracks hit by a suicide truck bomb?

2. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?

3. When do the Hezbollah come into existence?

4. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?

5. Where does Friedman spend a summer studying in college?

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