3. When do the Israelis begin to withdraw from Lebanon?
(a) May, 1983.
(b) January, 1983.
(c) November, 1983.
(d) September, 1983.

4. What is the reason the Marines first come to Beirut?
(a) To oversee the PLO departure.
(b) To help rebuild Beirut.
(c) To oversee the Israelis.
(d) To help the Beirutis.

5. In June, 1982, what major event does Friedman cover while living in Beirut?
(a) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(b) The US/Palestinian conference.
(c) The Palestinian invasion of Israel.
(d) The Israeli/Palestianian conference.

6. What is the Syrian government's main goal for the attack on Hama?
(a) To show how powerful they were.
(b) To run the local Hama government.
(c) To take over the Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) To quell the Muslim Brotherhood's rebellion.

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

8. Why is the PLO in a strange position?
(a) Arafat won't acknowledge the Israelis, so the Israelis won't acknowledge the PLO.
(b) Because the international community views the PLO as a terrorist organization.
(c) Because the PLO won't acknowledge the Israelis, so there is no way to negotiate with them.
(d) Because Arafat only wants the PLO to engage in terrorism.

9. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?
(a) Middle Eastern history.
(b) Jewish culture & history.
(c) Creative writing.
(d) Journalism.

10. Before 1984, what do many Beirutis attribute their problems to?
(a) Americans.
(b) Phalangists.
(c) Outside agitators.
(d) Israelis.

11. What happens when the minute fighting stops in Bierut?
(a) Shopkeepers open up their shops and life is back to normal.
(b) Children start playing in the streets.
(c) Cars are moved into garages to prevent damage to them when fighting starts again.
(d) People stay inside because they are afraid.

12. When do the Israelis pull out of the Shouf Mountains?
(a) September, 1983.
(b) August, 1983.
(c) October, 1983.
(d) July, 1983.

13. According to Friedman, why do Beirutis never develop a strong national government?
(a) Because they learn to take care of themselves on a neighborhood basis.
(b) Because they don't believe in a national government.
(c) Because there is not a strong national leader.
(d) Because they don't like the idea of giving up local control.

14. When the civil war begins, what runs through the center of Beirut?
(a) The train tracks.
(b) The Orange Line.
(c) The main north/south highway.
(d) The Green Line.

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