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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the second miracle Ahmed Rish says Jews experienced in Babylon?
(a) The Jews were released from their captivity.
(b) The water there was turned to wine.
(c) The Euphrates was divided for the Jews to cross.
(d) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were saved from the fire.

4. What last-minute changes are made to increase the security of the Concorde flights?
(a) Refueling procedures, escorts, and route.
(b) Take-off time, radio frequencies, and route.
(c) Destination, route, and escorts.
(d) Take-off time, pilots, and destination.

5. What does the Pazuzu represent?
(a) The god of the desert.
(b) The demon of war.
(c) The wind demon, bringing sickness and death.
(d) The demon of hatred and anger.

6. Who is a last-minute addition to the flight on Concorde 01?
(a) John McClure.
(b) Teddy Laskov.
(c) David Becker.
(d) Tom Richardson.

7. 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.

8. To what bird does the writer compare the aircraft?
(a) A heron.
(b) A crane.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An ibis.

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

10. Why is the escort plane flown by Teddy Lasksov unable to fire on the intruder?
(a) It is too close to the Concordes.
(b) It is carrying hostages.
(c) It is carrying explosives.
(d) It maneuvers too quickly.

11. How many children does Nuri Salameh have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

12. 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.

13. To whom had the hill above the airport belonged before the Six-Day War?
(a) Syria.
(b) Palestine.
(c) Israel.
(d) Jordan.

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

15. What does Babylon symbolize in the Bible?
(a) Pride, carnality, and sin.
(b) Aggression, overcoming, and pride.
(c) Ingenuity, persistence, and ambition.
(d) Weakness, sloth, and degeneracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jacob Hausner get angry with Naomi Haber?

2. What approaches the Concorde flights unexpectedly?

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

4. What does the intruder order Laskov to do?

5. Who does Jacob Hausner say is the most important speaker in the group meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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