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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Babylon, The Ishtar Gate: Chapters 30-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Benjamin Dobkin's conversation with Jerusalem?
(a) The operator cuts off the call.
(b) The joint chiefs don't believe it was Benjamin Dobkin.
(c) Benjamin Dobkin faints.
(d) The attackers kill Benjamin Dobkin.

2. What thought comforts David Becker during the terrifying flight?
(a) He has outwitted Ahmed Rish.
(b) He will bring his passengers home alive.
(c) He has a plan to reduce his fear of flying.
(d) His worst flight has been his best.

3. What prophecy about Babylon did Benjamin Dobkin see was fulfilled?
(a) "Babylon shall be a marvelous work and a wonder."
(b) "Babylon shall rise from the dust."
(c) "Babylon shall become heaps,..a dwelling place for wild beasts."
(d) "Babylon shall never again be conquered."

4. What defense do the defenders copy from Archimedes?
(a) They use aluminum sheets to reflect the sun.
(b) They use clothing as slings.
(c) They build catapults.
(d) They all enter the airplane, like the Trojan horse.

5. What is pilot David Becker counting as he flies?
(a) How many refuelings the flight will require.
(b) How many flight miles he has left before New York.
(c) How many escorts are in view.
(d) How many more takeoffs and landings he will perform.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Naomi Haber want to be a sniper?

2. What is the second miracle Ahmed Rish says Jews experienced in Babylon?

3. What is significant about the room where Ahmed Rish interviews Jacob Hausner and Benjamin Dobkin?

4. What does the intruder order Laskov to do?

5. What does Benjamin Dobkin carry with him to take his own life if he is captured?

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