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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of non-Jewish communities existed in Palestine at the time of the Balfour Declaration of 1917?
(a) 55.
(b) 66.
(c) 92.
(d) 25.

2. What does Elias ask of his congregation?
(a) To forgive the Jews.
(b) Money for improvments for the village well and windmill.
(c) To start rebuilding the homes that were destroyed.
(d) To act like Christians and forgive each other.

3. What does Elias establish in Ibillin?
(a) A museum about the holocaust.
(b) A political action center for the promotion of peace.
(c) A youth camp for all faiths.
(d) A safe zone for displaced children.

4. What event greatly increases support for the Zionist movement in Europe after WWII?
(a) The holocaust.
(b) The legal actions of the British parliament.
(c) Nothing; they were already strongly supportive.
(d) The bombing of a Jewish settlement by Palestinians.

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

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

7. What does Elias do to better understand the situation in Palestine?
(a) Meet with the elders of the native Palestinians.
(b) Some research on his own.
(c) He has decided not to worry about the situation anymore as it is interfering with his studies.
(d) Talk with several Zionists in Paris.

8. Who are "blood brothers" in Elias's eyes?
(a) Any human on Earth.
(b) All Jews no matter where they live in the world.
(c) All Palestinians.
(d) Jews and Palestinians.

9. What is the state of the physical church building?
(a) There never was a church building there.
(b) It is kept up quite well.
(c) It is fine but quite filthy.
(d) In ruins.

10. What does Elias hold as he thinks of Sabra and Shatila?
(a) His dead friend's last letter.
(b) A dove to release.
(c) His dead mother's necklace.
(d) His dead sister's last letter.

11. What does Elias do when he leaves Germany?
(a) Leaves the priesthood.
(b) Accepts a teaching post at Oxford.
(c) Emigrates to the United States.
(d) Returns to the Middle East.

12. Who begins the process of unity?
(a) Two brothers.
(b) A father and son.
(c) Elias and the Responsible.
(d) Two cousins.

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

14. Who is Thomas Herzl?
(a) The Zionist leader to whom Elias asks about Zionism.
(b) The leader of them moderate Jews opposed to Zionism.
(c) The leader of a faction of European Jews who want all Jews to move to Palestine.
(d) The founder of the Zionist movement.

15. What does Elias decide to do?
(a) Let the groups work things out among themselves.
(b) Rebuild the church.
(c) Leave.
(d) Make the church interdenominational.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elias' increased fame help his people?

2. What does Elias hope will be the action of those reading his book?

3. Of what are those who are killed accused?

4. What is Bishop Joseph Raya determined to do?

5. What does Elias learn when he is giving a speech in Germany?

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