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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What first lets Nuri Salameh know he will not be going home from the meeting with Ahmed Rish?
(a) They meet in a hidden place.
(b) Ahmed Rish tells him.
(c) Ahmed Rish rejects his offer to go to Toulouse.
(d) The terrorists grab him suddenly.

2. Why doesn't Naomi Haber want to be a sniper?
(a) She isn't a good shot.
(b) She's sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
(c) She doesn't think she could kill a person.
(d) She hasn't been trained in artillery fire.

3. What does Isaiah prophecy will be the fate of Babylon?
(a) It will be conquered by Assyrians.
(b) It will never again be inhabited.
(c) It will never again be remembered.
(d) It will never again conquer the Jews.

4. How does Ahmed Rish prevent communication between Concorde 02 and anyone else?
(a) He has turned down their volume.
(b) He has destroyed their radios.
(c) He has jammed the radio frequencies.
(d) He has threatened them if they sent a signal.

5. 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.

6. Why does Benjamin Dobkin think the terrorists will attack quickly?
(a) The longer they wait, the worse the light becomes.
(b) The longer they wait, the more discouraged they become.
(c) The longer they wait, the more weary they become.
(d) The longer they wait, the more organized the defense becomes.

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

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

9. Why does Ahmed Rish slap Jacob Hausner?
(a) The slap cancels the insult of Jacob Hausner's slapping Ahmed Rish years before.
(b) The slap reminds Jacob Hausner of who is in charge of the situation.
(c) The slap is a signal to the other assailants.
(d) The slap is an accident, a violation of his promise to control his anger.

10. What does Benjamin Dobkin deduce from the fact that the radios have been jammed?
(a) They're going to a secret destination.
(b) The transmitters are inoperational.
(c) They're going to be killed.
(d) There will be a news release.

11. How do the terrorists dispose of Nuri Salameh's body?
(a) They burn it in the incinerator.
(b) They put it under the floor.
(c) They put it in the river.
(d) They put it in the garbage.

12. What do the passengers vote to do as the plane is landing?
(a) Surrender upon landing.
(b) Request a modification in terms.
(c) Fight on the ground.
(d) Fight in the air.

13. When had the ordnance been left behind by the Arab Legion?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1967.

14. How does Nuri Salameh keep his supervisor from questioning his presence in the tail of the aircraft after his shift?
(a) Nuri Salameh tells his supervisor he has found a flaw.
(b) Nuri Salameh asks his supervisor to inspect his work.
(c) Nuri Salameh asks his supervisor if the section is ready to be closed.
(d) Nuri Salameh asks his supervisor if it is time to go home.

15. What did Jacob Hausner bring with him that impresses Benjamin Dobkin?
(a) An extra generator.
(b) Cyanide pellets.
(c) A psychological profile and identikit on Ahmed Rish.
(d) Ammunition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Hamseen?

2. Why does Jacob Hausner think Ahmed Rish has chosen Babylon for a location?

3. Why does Hausner say he mistrusts the peace delegation?

4. How does Nuri Salameh feel about the work of sabotage he had done?

5. How many children does Nuri Salameh have?

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