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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does a suicide bomber drive a truck into the U.S. embassy in Beirut?

2. Where is Friedman when the Israelis invade Beirut?

3. Winner of the 1967 Six Day War?

4. Who kills the refugees at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps?

5. Friedman compares Beirut before the war to what city?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Friedman's first story about in his high school paper?

3. If you viewed Hama from Friedman's perspective of the tradition of regional units, what does Hama represent?

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

5. What is the Green Line?

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

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

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

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

10. What are the groups that basically form the Lebanon that wins independence from France in 1943?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Israel invade Lebanon in 1982? What were the results? Was the invasion successful for the Israelis? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What was the Six Day War? What were the results both short term and long term for all parties involved?

Essay Topic 3

Did Yasir Arafat make the PLO a success or did the PLO make Yasir Arafat a success?

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