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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. In the chapter called The End of Something, where do the peace talks among the various Lebanese factions take place?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) Cairo, Egypt.
(c) Lausanne, Switzerland.
(d) Beirut, Lebanon.

2. Why do many of the local Beirutis think that Friedman is privy to information?
(a) Because he has a computer.
(b) Because he is a news correspondent.
(c) Because he lives in a hotel.
(d) Because he is an American.

3. According to Friedman, by October, 1983, what do most Beirutis consider the Marines to be?
(a) A welcome help in rebuilding Beirut.
(b) An occupying force.
(c) Another political group.
(d) Another militia group.

4. Where is Arafat born?
(a) Gaza or Egypt.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Syria or Egypt.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

2. What is the subject Friedman gets his Master's degree in at Oxford?

3. Why is the PLO successful under Arafat?

4. When do the Marines leave Beirut for the first time?

5. Why does Friedman think Beirut is less important politically than psychologically as a news story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do all Jewish leaders favor creating two states - one for Jews and one for Arabs?

3. What did Friedman write in an article that upset the Marines?

4. In September, 1982, why did the Israelis invade West Beirut?

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

6. In Chapter 1, Friedman says that the book is about his journey between two worlds. What are these two worlds?

7. How does Friedman learn to cope with life in Beirut?

8. Why does Friedman feel that in the early 1980s the PLO is presenting itself as a victim?

9. What two events happen immediately upon Friedman's return to Beirut in April, 1982?

10. What is the Green Line?

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