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

2. What does Miriam Bernstein hope to gain personally in New York?
(a) Information about her missing husband.
(b) Information about her missing son.
(c) Contact with Teddy Laskov.
(d) Information about her parents.

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

4. What ritual proceeding does the rabbi call a "strange custom"?
(a) Covering the faces of the dead.
(b) Waiting until after the Sabbath to bury the dead.
(c) Refusing to bury nonbelievers.
(d) Saying prayers on behalf of the dead.

5. What flammable plant makes the west side of the defenses unassailable?
(a) Castor oil bushes.
(b) Stinging nettles.
(c) Tumbleweeds.
(d) Venus fly traps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter Kahn see as his mission?

2. What does the intruder order Laskov to do?

3. Who is a last-minute addition to the flight on Concorde 01?

4. What does Isaiah prophecy will be the fate of Babylon?

5. What is the rabbi's concern about the Concorde flight?

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