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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group makes up the foundation of the Hezbollah?
(a) Druse.
(b) Shiites.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Maronites.

2. What does Friedman say becomes a more threatening problem than Arafat?
(a) Syrian military force.
(b) Lebanese activism.
(c) Islamic fundamentalism.
(d) Maronites.

3. What do the Kahan Commission investigate?
(a) The Sabra and Shatila massacre.
(b) The Insraeli invasion of Beirut.
(c) The Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
(d) The PLO.

4. Who issues the correspondents their credentials they need to travel?
(a) Each of the different militias.
(b) The police.
(c) The governments of the places where they travel.
(d) The government in Beirut.

5. Who is the ruler of Syria during the time of the Hama massacre?
(a) Hafez Assad.
(b) Abdul Hajjaj.
(c) Yasir Arafat.
(d) Rifaat Assad.

6. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?
(a) Israelis.
(b) Israelis and Phalangists.
(c) Phalangists.
(d) Syrians.

7. Where does Friedman learn to be a journalist?
(a) In Jerusalem.
(b) In journalism school.
(c) In London.
(d) In Beirut.

8. What is the estimate of how many people were killed during the Hama massacre?
(a) Between 100 to 250.
(b) Between 10 to 25.
(c) Between 10,000 to 25,000.
(d) Between 1,000 to 2,500.

9. What year is the flight the Friedmans take at the beginning of the book?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1980.

10. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?
(a) On the basis of families.
(b) On the basis of neighborhoods.
(c) On the basis of tribes.
(d) On the basis of churches.

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

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

13. Who does Friedman hire as a fixer?
(a) A Lebanese friend.
(b) A PLO agent he knows.
(c) A policeman he knows.
(d) He doesn't hire an individual as a fixer.

14. When does the Israeli invasion of Lebanon begin?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1975.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brokers the peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel in 1983?

2. Approximately how long does the main fighting occur in Hama?

3. What does the PLO represent to Arafat's supporters?

4. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?

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

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