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Yasser Arafat Trivia Quiz

The symbol of terror or the symbol of peace? Many debate over the character of Yasser Arafat, but you can judge him for yourselves with this chronological order quiz. Hint--some of the information is taken from the ICT center--http://www.ict.org.il

A multiple-choice quiz by D@N. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
D@N

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,994

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Yasser Arafat was born in Cairo under what name? Hint

Sarid Hussein

Abu Ammar

Abu Adeff

Samir Abula'afia

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1959, Arafat forged which organization? Hint

PLO

The Public Front For The Liberation Of Palestine

Hamas

Fatah

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Arab leader kicked Arafat and his militia out of his country and forced him to find refuge in Lebanon? Hint

Abdel Nazer of Egypt

King Hussein of Jordan

Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Muammar Gaddafi of Lybia

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the territory that the PLO received in south Lebanon nicknamed? Hint

Palestinian Lebanon

The Arafatic South

New Palestine

Fatahland

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which high official in the Fatah and one of Arafat's closest friends, left the Fatah in 1974 due to inner disputes and became Arafat's archenemy? Hint

Muhammed Dahlan

Abu aiad

Abu Nidal

Amin Al Hindi

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Question 6 of 10

6. After a long war with the Israeli army in Lebanon, Arafat escaped to where? Hint

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

Lybia

7. In 1993, the world was surprised to see that Yasser Arafat, Israel's most bitter enemy, had agreed to sign a peace treaty with them. More surprising was the fact that the Israeli government agreed to recognize him as the representative of the Palestinian people. What was the name of this treaty? Hint

the Clinton Plane

Madrid Agreements

Oslo Agreements

The Washington Understandings

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Question 8 of 10

8. With who did Arafat receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994? Hint

Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres

Ariel Sharon, Yitzhak Rabin

Shimon Peres, Ariel Sharon

Yitzhak Rabin, King Hussein

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1995, Yasser Arafat's absence from whose funeral stood out? Hint

Amin Al Hindi, head of the Palestinian Secret Services

King Hussein, King of Jordan

Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel

Shimon Peres, the Israeli Secretary of State

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1996, Arafat appointed which militia to be his royal guard? Hint

Tanzim

Force 17

Blue Police

The Revolution Battalions

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Yasser Arafat was born in Cairo under what name?

Answer: Abu Ammar

2. In 1959, Arafat forged which organization?

Answer: Fatah

In 1967, Fatah joined the PLO and Arafat took over as chairman in 1969.

3. Which Arab leader kicked Arafat and his militia out of his country and forced him to find refuge in Lebanon?

Answer: King Hussein of Jordan

In 1970, Arafat planned an uprising against the Jordanian royal family.
King Hussein tried to reach an understanding and offered Arafat the role of prime minister. Arafat refused as the kingdom isn't big enough for both him and Hussein and one of them had to go. In the end, it was Arafat who lost and had to escape to Lebanon. One of the results of this conflict was that King Hussein massacred thousands of Palestinians in what is known as the "Black September."

4. What was the territory that the PLO received in south Lebanon nicknamed?

Answer: Fatahland

The Fatah is the military wing of the PLO.

5. Which high official in the Fatah and one of Arafat's closest friends, left the Fatah in 1974 due to inner disputes and became Arafat's archenemy?

Answer: Abu Nidal

Abu Nidal left the Fatah with a small number of supporters to found the "Revolutionary Fatah," one of the world's most deadly and ruthless organizations, which set itself with avenging Arafat and assassinating high Fatah officials, including Arafat (who survived two of these attempts).

6. After a long war with the Israeli army in Lebanon, Arafat escaped to where?

Answer: Tunisia

In 1982, the revolutionary Fatah assassinated the Israeli ambassador in London and the Israeli cabinet decided to root out Palestinian terror as a whole and invade south Lebanon to exterminate the terror nests there. The operation, "Peace for the Galilee," which was planned for only three days, got entangled, and turned into a full scale war which ended only in 1985, as the leaders of the PLO surrendered and left on a plane to Tunis.

Answer: Oslo Agreements

The treaty was signed of course, in Oslo.

8. With who did Arafat receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994?

Answer: Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres

Yitzhak Rabin was the Israeli Prime Minister in those days and Shimon Peres was his Secretary of State.

9. In 1995, Yasser Arafat's absence from whose funeral stood out?

Answer: Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel

Rabin was murdered in the fourth of November by a gunman at the end of a peace rally.

10. In 1996, Arafat appointed which militia to be his royal guard?

Answer: Force 17

There are a variety of different myths of how the unit got its name. One version claims that the numbers 1 and 7 were the last digits of the private phone number of the unit's first commander. According to another version, the name derives from the location of the unit's
office in Beirut: 17 Faqahani Street.

Source: Author D@N

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