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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to be the goal of both sides of the Palestinian conflict?
(a) Obliteration of one another.
(b) Justice.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Peace.

2. Who is killed at Sabra and Shatila?
(a) Elias' mother.
(b) Hundreds of refugees.
(c) Elias' best friend.
(d) Elias' sister.

3. What is Bishop Joseph Raya determined to do?
(a) Get the Fedayeen to change tactics.
(b) Bring justice for the Palestinians.
(c) Get the word of god out to all peoples.
(d) Teach peace instead of violence.

4. What does Elias hope will be the action of those reading his book?
(a) They will have a better understanding of the Palestinian situation.
(b) They will pray for all involved.
(c) They will petition their governments to intervene.
(d) They will actively work for justice.

5. What is the Zionists' reply to the argument that wherever they establish a State of Israel, there would already be people living there?
(a) They would negotiate peaceful co-existance.
(b) They would force resettlement of those peoples.
(c) They said God would take care of the problem.
(d) They would give the people more-than-fair prices for their land and help them relocate.

6. What is Palestine when Elias returns home?
(a) Israel.
(b) Two different countries, which are Israel and Palestine.
(c) It is still called Palestine, though there is a movement to rename it.
(d) Three different countries, which are Israel, Palestine and Golan.

7. What does the Israeli government do in response to Elias' growing fame?
(a) Try to limit access to villages that Elias has helped.
(b) Confine Elias to Ibillin.
(c) Arrest Elias.
(d) Decide to force Elias to leave the Middle East.

8. What leads to violence between the Zionist and native Palestinians during the 1930s?
(a) Wholesale slaughter of native Palestinians by the Zionist.
(b) The other Arab countries sending in small groups of men to help the native Palestinians.
(c) Illegal seizure of lands by the Zionist.
(d) Increased immigration of Jews into Palestine.

9. Of what are those who are killed accused?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Being part of the PLO.
(c) Being of the wrong ethnic group.
(d) Being of the wrong religion.

10. Who is involved in the problem Elias learns about while he is in Germany?
(a) A banned sect of Irgun members.
(b) They do not know.
(c) The regular Israeli soldiers conduct the killings.
(d) Lebanese Christians and Israeli soldiers.

11. What does the Bishop tell Elias?
(a) That he is to take a vacation.
(b) That he is to take on an assistant.
(c) That he is to go to Hebrew University.
(d) That he is to increase the population of the sisters if possible.

12. What is Ibillin?
(a) A town where much fighting is occurring.
(b) The village closest to Biram.
(c) The village where Elias's family now lives.
(d) The village to which Elais is assigned.

13. For what does Elias receive numerous offers?
(a) University teaching positions.
(b) Legal assistance.
(c) Numerous jobs in every sector.
(d) Citizenship in other countries.

14. Who acts as a little dictator?
(a) The Wife of the Responsible.
(b) The one village elder still living.
(c) The Responsible.
(d) The Greek Orthodox priest.

15. To what are the Palestinian youth turning?
(a) Terrorists.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Education so they can hold their own against the Jews.
(d) Drugs, alcohol, and crime.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What action must the Jews take according to Elias?

3. What does Elias do with a monetary gift from a grateful village?

4. How does Elias feel about the situation with the Palestinians?

5. With what do the Palestinians still struggle?

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