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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 marks the border between Israel and the West Bank?
(a) Signs.
(b) A fence.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Nothing.
2. When Friedman thinks back on his days in Beirut, what does he most often think of?
(a) The shelling and the damage caused.
(b) The people and what he has learned from them.
(c) The way the city changed.
(d) The close calls he has had.
3. According to Friedman, the solution to the Palestinian-Israeli problem must be what kind of solution?
(a) Multi-national.
(b) Tribal.
(c) Military.
(d) Diplomatic.
4. What is the only Arab state that agrees to peace with the Israelis?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Syria.
(d) Egypt.
5. How long does Friedman spend in Lebanon and Israel?
(a) Almost 5 years.
(b) Almost 15 years.
(c) Almost 10 years.
(d) Almost 7 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Friedman decide to leave Beirut?
2. How does Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
3. What do each of Friedman's four different groups or categories of Jews believe in common?
4. Israel and Palestine occupy news time out of proportion to their what?
5. What goal do the Palestinians announce for the intifada?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?
2. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?
3. What are the three goals of the Jewish leaders after the end of World War II?
4. What does Friedman tell us about the night he made the decision to leave Beirut?
5. What is Friedman's view of the Middle East that is shared by many people in Washington?
6. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
7. What moment of covering the news in Beirut sticks out in Friedman's mind?
8. How did Arafat and the PLO get involved once again in the Palestinian problem?
9. What is the difference the Six Day War made to Israel without them even realizing it at the time?
10. Why does Friedman say that the 1967 war was both a victory and in many ways a defeat for the Israelis?
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