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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Tom Richardson and John McClure be able to leave under a flag of surrender?
(a) They are non-combatants.
(b) They speak Arabic.
(c) They are sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
(d) They are American.

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

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

4. 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.

5. What does Ahmed Rish say will be his first act upon landing?
(a) Killing Teddy Laskov.
(b) Killing those who disobey him.
(c) Killing Jacob Hausner.
(d) Killing all the Concord 02 passengers.

6. What thought comforts David Becker during the terrifying flight?
(a) He has a plan to reduce his fear of flying.
(b) His worst flight has been his best.
(c) He has outwitted Ahmed Rish.
(d) He will bring his passengers home alive.

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

8. Why is Abdel Majid Jabari hated by many Palestinians?
(a) He is a general who has fought against Palestine.
(b) He is a spy who has betrayed Palestinian activists.
(c) He is a Palestinian who has made a separate peace with Israel.
(d) He is a failed Palestinian operative.

9. Why does Nuri Salameh tell his wife dinner will be late?
(a) He has an important errand to do first.
(b) He will be late coming home from work.
(c) He wants to ride his bicycle.
(d) He has to meet with a friend.

10. Why does Jacob Hausner consider the flight of the Concordes unusually secure?
(a) The planes have been thoroughly examined.
(b) The planes will be monitored throughout the flight.
(c) They have armed escorts.
(d) There is no worry about the passengers being terrorists.

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

12. What does Benjamin Dobkin carry with him to take his own life if he is captured?
(a) Digitalis.
(b) Cyanide.
(c) A knife.
(d) A gun.

13. Why does Jacob Hausner get angry with Naomi Haber?
(a) Naomi Haber insulted Jacob Hausner.
(b) Naomi Haber attempted to distract Nathan Brin while on duty.
(c) Naomi Haber withheld information about her shooting ability.
(d) Naomi Haber is a double agent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second miracle Ahmed Rish says Jews experienced in Babylon?

2. What is pilot David Becker counting as he flies?

3. What does the intruder order Laskov to do?

4. What does the Pazuzu represent?

5. Why does Ahmed Rish have a grudge against Jacob Hausner?

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