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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Ashbals participate in the final attack?
(a) More than seventy.
(b) Fewer than twenty.
(c) More than fifty.
(d) Fewer than forty.

2. Who is Saul Ezer?
(a) A U.N. interpreter.
(b) An Ashbal combatant.
(c) A permanent Israeli peace delegate to the U.N.
(d) An Arab representative to the U.N.

3. Who does the report say freed the defenders?
(a) Teddy Laskov freed them.
(b) The Iraqi Jews freed them.
(c) The Israelis freed them.
(d) They freed themselves.

4. What keeps Salem Hamadi from murdering Ahmed Rish?
(a) Ahmed Rish is a hero to the Palestinian people.
(b) Ahmed Rish is a better fighter than Salem Hamadi.
(c) Ahmed Rish inspires Salem Hamadi.
(d) Ahmed Rish is Salem Hamadi's military superior.

5. What prophecy about Babylon did Benjamin Dobkin see was fulfilled?
(a) "Babylon shall never again be conquered."
(b) "Babylon shall become heaps,..a dwelling place for wild beasts."
(c) "Babylon shall rise from the dust."
(d) "Babylon shall be a marvelous work and a wonder."

6. What does Salem Hamadi learn from the officer in the rear area?
(a) Help is on the way from Jerusalem.
(b) The Jewish Iraqis have helped Benjamin Dobkin.
(c) The Ashbals are in rebellion against Ahmed Rish.
(d) Benjamin Dobkin made contact with Jerusalem.

7. Why do Isaac Burg and Jacob Hausner agree that the time has come to give no orders?
(a) People no longer trust their leadership.
(b) The leaders are not sure what's best to do.
(c) People would disobey and scatter.
(d) Individual survival instincts will take over.

8. How does the wind help the attackers?
(a) The wind is a sign that God is on their side.
(b) The defenders can't see them coming.
(c) The wind irritates and confuses the defenders.
(d) The wind is at their backs, pushing them forward.

9. Why is Teddy Laskov unable to shoot the attackers?
(a) They are too scattered.
(b) They are out of his range.
(c) They are too close to the defenders.
(d) They are covered by the dusty wind.

10. What fortunate excess surprises David Becker and Jacob Hausner?
(a) There is more food than they had calculated.
(b) There are fewer attackers than they had calculated.
(c) There is more ammunition than they had calculated.
(d) There is more fuel than they had calculated.

11. What will happen to Ahmed Rish and Salem Hamadi if the attack fails?
(a) They will be tried in an international court.
(b) They will be tried in an Israeli court.
(c) They will be forced to commit suicide.
(d) They will be killed by their own men or other Palestinians.

12. How does Ahmed Rish manage to wound Jacob Hausner?
(a) By attacking with a concealed knife.
(b) By shooting him from behind.
(c) By mocking his failure as head of security for the flight.
(d) By throwing sand in his face.

13. What does Hausner believe the Jews should learn from the fate of Jews in Europe?
(a) To be forgiving, not vengeful.
(b) To be pessimistic, not optimistic.
(c) To be aggressive, not passive.
(d) To be suspicious, not trusting.

14. Why doesn't Joshua Giddel attack the guest house that is the attackers' headquarters?
(a) He wants to get to the hill to help the defenders.
(b) He suspects Israeli captives are alive inside.
(c) He doesn't know how well-armed the building is.
(d) He can't find it.

15. What will happen to Jacob Hausner if he stays concealed after the attackers have passed him?
(a) He will kill Ahmed Rish.
(b) He will die.
(c) He will be a hero.
(d) He will survive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of Jacob Hausner's security team were killed?

2. How long does the second attack last?

3. What is the problem when Benjamin Dobkin makes telephone contact with Jerusalem?

4. What do the joint chiefs in Jerusalem decide to do?

5. What information does Chaim Mazar give the joint chiefs?

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