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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Babylon, The Ishtar Gate: Chapters 21-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has secured Babylon's place in history?
(a) It has risen like a phoenix to new glory.
(b) Its hanging gardens have never been duplicated.
(c) Its Ishtar Gate still stands.
(d) Its utter destruction fulfilled Biblical prophecy.

2. Who will man the operation against the Lod airport?
(a) Palestinian orphans from Iraq.
(b) Al-Qaeda operatives.
(c) Newly recruited members of the Palestinian Auxiliary Corps.
(d) Left-behind members of the Palestinian Auxiliary Corps.

3. Why does the guarantee not apply to the Arab members of the peace delegation?
(a) They are too valuable as hostages.
(b) They are too important as informants.
(c) They will automatically be freed.
(d) As Muslims, they can expect no mercy for betraying their countrymen.

4. As the attackers near the crest, why are they unable to retreat?
(a) They are too anxious for the fight.
(b) There will be more casualties retreating than advancing.
(c) They would lose face.
(d) They would fall in the darkness.

5. How does Ibrahim Arif support the defense effort?
(a) By taunting the Palestinian orphans.
(b) By taunting the defenders to make them angrier.
(c) By taunting Ahmed Rish and Salem Hamadi.
(d) By taunting Jacob Hausner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jerusalem unable to track the flight of the Concorde and its assailant over land?

2. For what does Hausner first risk leaving the Concorde's position on the hill?

3. What is the purpose of the command post/observation post?

4. In Becker's opinion, why is Hausner's judgment no longer dependable?

5. Why does Jacob Hausner think he has been cursed rather than blessed when he escapes death again?

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