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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 long has Friedman been in Beirut when he decides to leave?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

2. After the Six Day War, what presents an internal threat to Israel?
(a) The dissension among the young Israelis.
(b) The existence of new political parties.
(c) The existence of the occupied territories.
(d) The arrival of new Jews.

3. In the U.S., how do Jews define their Jewish identity?
(a) By their relationship to Israel.
(b) By their synagogue affiliation.
(c) By their rabbi.
(d) By their place of birth.

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

5. When does Friedman leave Beirut for Jerusalem?
(a) May 1, 1984.
(b) July 1, 1984.
(c) April 1, 1984.
(d) June 1, 1984,

Short Answer Questions

1. George Schultz travels to the Middle East to work out a peace settlement between what countries or groups?

2. Whose bar mitzvah does Friedman attend in Ashkelon?

3. Problems in the Middle East represent a dream that is what?

4. Where does Friedman go to write his story about the PLO departure?

5. How many goals do Jewish leaders have after the end of World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three goals of the Jewish leaders after the end of World War II?

2. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?

3. Why was the intifada a significant event in the Palestinian movement?

4. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?

5. What is Friedman's view of the Middle East that is shared by many people in Washington?

6. Why did one of Friedman's friends, upon his return to Israel, say that his two years in Germany were "relaxing"?

7. What are the reasons that Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians want George Schultz to come to the Middle East?

8. Has the subject of the Holocaust always been a subject of discussion in Israel?

9. Why do some Jews claim that Israel is judged by different standards than other countries?

10. Again regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, in what ways does the Six Day War change Israel?

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