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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the sisters start for the children?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Bible school.
(c) After school activities.
(d) Building a playground.

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

5. What does Elias call upon the Palestinians to do?
(a) Stop hating the Jews.
(b) Stop the violence and martyrdom.
(c) Give the Jewish people a chance to redeem themselves.
(d) Refuse to move off their lands any more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Egypt do in retaliation for the Israeli refusal to do as the United Nations asks?

2. What is the Jewish state like in 1967?

3. Who begins the process of unity?

4. Who are "blood brothers" in Elias's eyes?

5. Of what are those who are killed accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Elias finally do in the church at Ibillin and what was the result?

2. What assignment did Elias receive following his ordination and what was his first encounter like there?

3. What was Chacour ready to do in the One Link chapter and why didn't he?

4. What was the political and economic situation like in Israel in 1967?

5. What happened in another village because of Elias's intercession? What did Elias do when he was given a gift?

6. How did Elias feel after researching the history of Palestine and Jews and why did he feel that way?

7. What does Elias ask of the Jew, Westerners, and Arabs?

8. Why did the Bishop have an appointment with Elias and what was Elias's feelings about it?

9. Why does he consider the conflict in Israel so horrific?

10. What happened about the massacre in question number 50?

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