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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. What is the purpose of the PLO when it is formed?

2. According to Friedman, who is the first person who wants U.S. troops in Beirut?

3. Who films city center Beirut in order to record what it looks like?

4. Where does Friedman spend his high school summers?

5. During the crises, on what basis does Beirut society function?

Short Essay Questions

1. Friedman relates the story of driving to the airport in a taxi and ignoring a kidnapping. What does this say about life in Beirut?

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

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

4. What is the Hezbollah?

5. What is the Green Line?

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

7. What happened at the Sabra and Shatilia refugee camps when the Israelis invaded West Beirut?

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

9. Where did Friedman learn to be a journalist and what was one of the obstacles he faced in checking out his facts?

10. Did Friedman hire a fixer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why and how did the United States become involved in the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982? What event caused the United States to withdraw?

Essay Topic 2

Friedman had some creative titles for the chapters of his book. Pick five of the chapters listed below. Explain the meaning and significance of the title and why Friedman would have chosen that title. Be specific with events, history,examples from the book, etc.

Would You Like to Eat Now or Wait for the Cease-fire?

Hama Rules

Inside the Kaleidoscope: The Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

Betty Crocker in Dante's Inferno

Crosswinds

The Fault Line

The Earthquake

Essay Topic 3

What happened at Hama and why? What is its significance in Middle Eastern politics?

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