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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jacob Hausner able to take charge of the defenders?
(a) He has the highest civilian standing.
(b) He has the highest military standing.
(c) He was chosen by vote.
(d) He commands the only trained fighters in the group.

2. 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 if the section is ready to be closed.
(c) Nuri Salameh asks his supervisor to inspect his work.
(d) Nuri Salameh asks his supervisor if it is time to go home.

3. How does Benjamin Dobkin know the terrorists are Palestinians?
(a) The Palestinian peace representatives recognize the voice of Ahmed Rish.
(b) The Lear jet has Palestinian markings.
(c) Jacob Hausner recognizes the voice of Ahmed Rish.
(d) The Palestinian group has claimed responsibility.

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

5. How does Nuri Salameh feel about the work of sabotage he had done?
(a) It is an act of justice.
(b) It is a great sin.
(c) It is a blow against Israel.
(d) It is a defense of the downtrodden.

6. What king is identified on all the bricks in Babylon?
(a) Nebuchadnezzar.
(b) David.
(c) Belshazzar.
(d) Solomon.

7. Why is Benjamin Dobkin sure Ahmed Rish has chosen the guest house in the ruins as his command center?
(a) It has clear radio reception.
(b) It covers the entrance to the Ishtar gate.
(c) Only it has the electricity and running water.
(d) It is the only intact building.

8. What information does General Talman give to Chaim Mazar to thank him for his help?
(a) The possible location of the downed aircraft.
(b) A promise not to reveal his part in the rescue operation.
(c) The possible identity of the traitor.
(d) The information carried by the peace delegates.

9. Why is Jerusalem unable to track the flight of the Concorde and its assailant over land?
(a) They are flying too high.
(b) They are too close together.
(c) They are flying blind.
(d) They are flying too low.

10. What does Jacob Hausner believe Ahmed Rish will do with all hostages?
(a) Lie about releasing them.
(b) Send them home with misinformation.
(c) Torture them for information.
(d) Kill them.

11. When does Nuri Salameh believe his fate was determined?
(a) When he was not transferred to Toulouse.
(b) When Ahmed Rish first approached him.
(c) When he installed the bomb.
(d) When he realized they were meeting in a dark place.

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

13. How does Tom Richardson reveal himself as a traitor to John McClure?
(a) He tries to stop the emergency landing.
(b) He is discovered with a suitcase full of money.
(c) He is heard making radio contact with Rish.
(d) He is the only one who knows where they are.

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

15. The author says that Nuri Salameh displays what "ancient Arab character flaw"?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Overconfidence.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom had the hill above the airport belonged before the Six-Day War?

2. What does Ahmed Rish say the joker does for the game of diplomacy?

3. What does Nuri Salameh worry about in Algeria?

4. What does Asher Avidar decide to do in response to the attacker's commands?

5. Why would Tom Richardson and John McClure be able to leave under a flag of surrender?

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