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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. When do Americans begin to learn about the "real" Israel?
2. When does Israel first become important to Friedman?
3. After the Six Day War, what presents an internal threat to Israel?
4. When does Friedman leave Beirut for Jerusalem?
5. Israel has religious significance to what three religions?
Short Essay Questions
1. Beginning with the first settlement in Hebron, how do many Jewish settlements come into being?
2. Why did one of Friedman's friends, upon his return to Israel, say that his two years in Germany were "relaxing"?
3. What are the reasons that Israel, Jordan, and Palestinians want George Schultz to come to the Middle East?
4. When, why, and how did Friedman's wife leave Beirut?
5. What are three differences between the situation with the Egyptians and Israelis and the Israelis and Palestinians?
6. According to Friedman, is Israel a place to go to establish your Jewish identity?
7. Again regarding the relationship between American Jews and Israel, in what ways does the Six Day War change Israel?
8. Has the subject of the Holocaust always been a subject of discussion in Israel?
9. Why was the intifada a significant event in the Palestinian movement?
10. In the epilogue, what does Friedman say about the Israeli/Palestinian situation with regards to settlement?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the changes in the relationship between Israel and American Jews from the 1950s to the late 1980s. What are the reasons for the changes? Are these changes likely to be permanent?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Secretary of State George Schultz's attempts at a peace settlement in 1988. What did the parties involved want? Was there any chance of a successful settlement? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Beirut before the civil war and during the civil war. What is a "fixer" and why does the author think a fixer is essential in Beirut? What is the Green Line and what role does it play?
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