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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Babylon, The Ishtar Gate: Chapters 30-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jacob Hausner say is the most important speaker in the group meeting?
(a) The military attaché.
(b) The rabbi.
(c) The captured assailant.
(d) The defense minister.

2. Why does Hausner say he mistrusts the peace delegation?
(a) They are too poorly educated.
(b) They are too judgmental and harsh.
(c) They are too optimistic and trusting.
(d) They are too determined to have peace at any price.

3. Why is Miriam Bernstein excited about what the day will bring?
(a) She is meeting her old friend Abdel Majid Jabari.
(b) She has fallen in love with Teddy Laskov.
(c) She is looking forward to a good breakfast.
(d) An Arab-Israeli peace conference is beginning.

4. What do the passengers vote to do as the plane is landing?
(a) Surrender upon landing.
(b) Fight in the air.
(c) Fight on the ground.
(d) Request a modification in terms.

5. What does Miriam Bernstein think her mother could have written?
(a) The account of the Holocaust.
(b) A diary.
(c) The family genealogy.
(d) The Ravensbruck poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Benjamin Dobkin think the terrorists will attack quickly?

2. To what Biblical scribe does Miriam Bernstein compare David Becker?

3. What did Jacob Hausner bring with him that impresses Benjamin Dobkin?

4. What does Ahmed Rish say the joker does for the game of diplomacy?

5. Why does the rabbi tell Jacob Hausner the religious observances are important?

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