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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swept Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Elias's father explain to his children?
(a) About the reason the people want the British to continue to rule their country.
(b) About the effects of the last large earthquake in the region.
(c) About the way the British obtained rule of the area.
(d) About Hitler and the Holocaust in Europe.

2. What do the Christians in Biram believe about the Jews?
(a) They are the crucifiers of Jesus.
(b) Their lives are bound up with the Jewish people.
(c) They have their own ways and have no connection to the Chrisitans.
(d) They are heretics.

3. What soldiers would be coming to the village?
(a) Jewish soldiers.
(b) American soldiers.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) French soldiers.

4. What happens when the British withdraw from an area?
(a) Zionist set up a ruling counsel of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
(b) Zionist push all non-Jewish Palestinians out.
(c) The land is vacant and anyone can make a claim.
(d) The Arabs push all Jewish Palestinians out.

5. What of the Bible is a mystery to Elias?
(a) The story of Issac and Essau.
(b) The miracles of healing by Jesus.
(c) The Beatitudes.
(d) The story of Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Zionist soldiers act?

2. How did the native Jewish inhabitants feel about the actions of the Zionists?

3. From whom does Elias learn the most?

4. How does Elias feel about school?

5. What do the Christians who remain in Jerusalem continue to believe?

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