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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Irgun ultimately carry out?
(a) A peaceful solution.
(b) A short war to show their power.
(c) A mandate to resolve the Palestinian issue in a fair way.
(d) Genocide.

3. What do the Christians who remain in Jerusalem continue to believe?
(a) That God designated Jerusalem as the city of salvation.
(b) That Jesus is God.
(c) That Jesus is a human with godlike qualities.
(d) That Jesus is a metaphor for how one should live.

4. How do the Zionist soldiers act?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Extrememly hostile.
(c) Brusque and unfriendly.
(d) Threatening.

5. How does the family decide to greet the soldiers?
(a) Defiance.
(b) Welcoming.
(c) Fear.
(d) Resignation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elias's father purchase?

2. For what is the purchase?

3. Where is Elias on a warm afternoon in 1947?

4. What do the Zionist soldiers tell the people of Biram?

5. What does Elias realize that warm afternoon?

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