Q2. Read the given extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In the city of Beirut there lived a man called Khalil. His parents came from different communities. His
father was an orthodox Christian and mother a Sunni Muslim. This was not so uncommon in this
modern, cosmopolitan city. People from various communities that lived in Lebanon came to live in
its capital, Beirut. They lived together, intermingled, yet fought a bitter civil war among themselves.
One of Khalil’s uncles was killed in that war.
a) What is the capital of Lebanon? Why do you think the people from all over Lebanon come
to live there?
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b) Which two different communities are mentioned in the above extract?
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c) In spite of living together why do you think that the people of different communities fight
with each other? Or what do you think was the cause of civil war in Beirut?
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Answer:a) The capital of Lebanon is Beirut.. (next sentence please fill up from ur Textbook)b)Christian and Sunni Muslim are the 2 communities mentioned in the above extractc) As mentioned, there were two different communties and also people from all over Lebanon came to live in Beirut so, that basically means that, different people had different ideas, different beliefs, different religions and this reason may end up being the cause of civil war.
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