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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?
(a) The PLO departure when he misses his deadline.
(b) The bombing of the Marine barracks.
(c) His arrival in Beirut.
(d) The evacuation of Americans in February 1984.

2. When does television appear in Israel?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1970..
(d) 1968.

3. According to Friedman, the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli problem must be what kind of solution?
(a) Tribal.
(b) Multi-national.
(c) Military.
(d) Diplomatic.

4. Friedman believes there will be no serious negotiations in the Middle East until what happens?
(a) Until the Palestinians stop their violence.
(b) Until the parties are ready to negotiate a settlement.
(c) Until the parties forgive each other.
(d) Until the Israelis stop settling in the West Bank.

5. How many goals do Jewish leaders have after the end of World War II?
(a) One - a Jewish state.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

6. What did the ancient Jews overcome so that they are today a symbol of hope?
(a) Weather.
(b) Injustice.
(c) The lack of land.
(d) Slavery.

7. Older Palestinians grew up under the rule of what country or countries?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) Jordan and Egypt.
(c) Israel.
(d) Syria.

8. 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.

9. Who is the candidate of the Labor Party in the national election in 1984?
(a) Shimon Peres.
(b) Yitzhak Shamir.
(c) Levi Eshkol.
(d) Golda Meir.

10. When do Americans begin to learn about the "real" Israel?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1967.

11. Friedman becomes the project of what rabbi?
(a) Nota Schiller.
(b) Shimon Tsimhe.
(c) Eliezer Waldman.
(d) Ze'ev Chafets.

12. What marks the border between Israel and the West Bank?
(a) A fence.
(b) Signs.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Rocks.

13. When is Arafat forced to recognize Israel?
(a) During the intifada.
(b) At the UN General Assembly in Geneva in December, 1988.
(c) At the Jabaliya refugee camp.
(d) At the PNC meetings in November, 1988.

14. After the Six Day War, what is the big way to raise money in Israel?
(a) Through the synagogues.
(b) Through individual appeals by Jewish leaders.
(c) Through the United Jewish Appeal.
(d) Through the mail.

15. Where does Ze'ev Chafets grow up?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?

2. How long does Friedman spend in Lebanon and Israel?

3. What is the spark or the event that sets off the Palestinian uprising that becomes known as the intifada?

4. When does Friedman have an interview with Yasir Arafat?

5. Where is Shimon Tsimhe's newsstand located?

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