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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. How do the normal Lebanese population treat the Israeli soldiers?
(a) They ignore them.
(b) They shoot at them.
(c) They spit at them.
(d) They treat them well.

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

3. Where does Friedman go when the fighting begins as curfew goes into effect?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Commodore Hotel.
(c) Police station.
(d) Airport.

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

5. When do the U.S. Marines arrive in Beirut the first time?
(a) September, 1982.
(b) August, 1982.
(c) September, 1981.
(d) February, 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Friedmans fly to from Geneva at the beginning of the book?

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

3. When is the PLO formed?

4. Where had Friedman been before in the Middle East?

5. Friedman analyzes Hama from different perspectives. What is one of these perspectives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did the fact that Friedman was Jewish affect his reporting or his relationships while in Beirut?

2. What policy did the PNC adopt during its meeting in Algiers in February, 1983?

3. Why did the Marines come to Beirut in August, 1982, and how were they received?

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

5. What happens to Friedman's apartment in Beirut?

6. At the time of Hama massacre, who/what group was in power in the Syrian government?

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

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

9. Why did Friedman refer to Yasir Arafat as the "teflon guerrilla"?

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

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