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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. After the PLO and Arafat leave Beirut, who is left in charge?

2. Who calls for a Jihad against Assad?

3. Who blows up Friedman's apartment house?

4. Who stays in Friedman's apartment when he moves to the Commodore Hotel?

5. Friedman says that a reporter must understand his subject but he must also be what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the city of Beirut like before the war?

3. What did Friedman write in an article that upset the Marines?

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

5. What is the PLO?

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

7. Why was the PLO successful when Arafat was in control?

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

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

10. How do some people make money from the situation in Beirut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Define/identify the following groups and what role they play in the Middle East: Maronites, Shiites, Druse, Sunnis, Phalangists, Alawites, Baath Party,Zionists, Likud Party, Labor Party, Ultra-Orthodox, Hezbollah

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