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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Work, For the Night is Coming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Jesus' sayings comes to Elias' mind at the end of this chapter?
(a) "Father forgive them for they know not what they do."
(b) "Ask and ye shall receive."
(c) "Work, for the night is coming."
(d) "Blessed are the poor in spirit."

2. With whom do the European Zionists enter in an alliance?
(a) Lord Nothrup.
(b) The Duke of Wellingham.
(c) Lord Balfour.
(d) The Prime Minister of Britian.

3. Why do the Arab villages through which the men of Biram travel offer no help?
(a) They are afraid for their own safety.
(b) They have nothing to offer the men.
(c) They think they are thieves.
(d) They think the Zionist deserve the land.

4. Who rules Palestine until the end of WWI?
(a) The Ottoman Empire.
(b) A group of independant tribes.
(c) There was no overarching ruler.
(d) The Russians and French share rule.

5. How do further land reforms harm the Palestinians?
(a) They forbid any more than three families to live adjacent to each other.
(b) They forbid Palestianians to own more than 1/4 an acre for any reason.
(c) They forbid Palestinians to hold title to any land.
(d) The reforms take away more and more arable land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of Elias's family is taken by the Irgun?

2. What happens to a village as a result of Elias' intercession?

3. With what do the Palestinians still struggle?

4. What are the secular Jews worried about as far as Zionism is concerned?

5. Who is Thomas Herzl?

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