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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two worlds Friedman feels he has been traveling during his entire life?
(a) Israeli and Egyptian.
(b) Arab and Israeli.
(c) Egyptian and Syrian.
(d) Arab and Egyptian.

2. When does Gemayel's government quit?
(a) December, 1983.
(b) February, 1984.
(c) March, 1984.
(d) January, 1984.

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

4. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?
(a) Subjective.
(b) Objective.
(c) Critical.
(d) Knowledgeable.

5. Where does the Beirut press congregate?
(a) The press room at the city hall.
(b) The press room at the police station.
(c) The Commodore Hotel.
(d) The UPI building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the secret to Arafat's success?

2. When is the PLO formed?

3. According to Friedman, what do the Americans believe is the Lebanese problem?

4. Where does the Palestine National Council meet in February, 1983?

5. Who issues the correspondents their credentials they need to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at the Sabra and Shatilia refugee camps when the Israelis invaded West Beirut?

2. What happens to the planned peace march in 1984?

3. What are three things that Friedman cites as differences between the Arabs and the Jews?

4. How did the Syrian government handle journalists during the attack on Hama?

5. Why is there support for the Israeli invasion from both political parties?

6. Who or what was the Muslim Brotherhood and what did they want?

7. What is the Hezbollah?

8. When and why was Arafat able to take control of the PLO?

9. What was the city of Beirut like before the war?

10. What happens to Arafat as the result of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon?

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