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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miriam Bernstein respond to Teddy Laskov's message?
(a) She bursts into tears.
(b) She faints.
(c) She asks him to wait for her.
(d) She doesn't respond.

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

3. What solution does Miriam Bernstein propose?
(a) Bargaining with Ahmed Rish.
(b) Forming a Masada suicide pact.
(c) A frontal assault against the invaders.
(d) Attacking the small force on the west side.

4. What fortunate excess surprises David Becker and Jacob Hausner?
(a) There is more ammunition than they had calculated.
(b) There is more fuel than they had calculated.
(c) There is more food than they had calculated.
(d) There are fewer attackers than they had calculated.

5. Who is Charon?
(a) The guardian of Hell in Greek mythology.
(b) A king of Babylon in Iraqi mythology.
(c) A Hebrew king held captive in Babylon.
(d) The ferryman on the River Styx in Greek mythology.

6. How long does the second attack last?
(a) Two hours and fifteen minutes.
(b) Thirty-nine minutes.
(c) Seventeen minutes.
(d) All night.

7. How does the high command in Jerusalem learn of the location of the downed Concorde 02?
(a) Radio transmission.
(b) High-altitude infrared photographs.
(c) Reports from a nearby village.
(d) Guessing from military experience.

8. What role does Shear-jashub say Jews in Babylon have played in history?
(a) They taught Jewish beliefs to the Babylonians.
(b) They integrated Jews into the larger world.
(c) They were the center of Jewish culture and learning.
(d) They suffered on behalf of the entire culture.

9. To what Biblical scribe does Miriam Bernstein compare David Becker?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Shear-jashub.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Ezra.

10. What information does Ahmed Rish refuse to give Jacob Hausner?
(a) Tom Richardson was the spy.
(b) Deborah Gideon is alive.
(c) Benjamin Dobkin is alive.
(d) Yosef Bernstein was shot down and killed.

11. Why does Teddy Laskov go into the stratosphere on the way home?
(a) To show off for Miriam Bernstein.
(b) To reassure the defenders of Israeli air power.
(c) To see the permanence of the earth and stars.
(d) To reassure himself of Israeli air power.

12. Why does Miriam Bernstein think Jacob Hausner stayed behind?
(a) To avoid facing an inquiry.
(b) For the honor of the sacrifice.
(c) To capture Ahmed Rish.
(d) For the sake of the others.

13. What does Jacob Hausner say will be their first action if they are overrun?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Shoot Ahmed Rish.
(c) Shoot the wounded.
(d) Rescue the wounded.

14. Why doesn't David Becker get to congratulate Peter Kahn on getting power to the engine?
(a) Kahn doesn't survive the ignition of the engine.
(b) Kahn falls from the moving aircraft.
(c) Kahn is shot.
(d) Kahn drowns in the Euphrates.

15. What offense is committed by Miriam Bernstein?
(a) Refusing to bear arms.
(b) Sleeping on guard duty.
(c) Inciting to mutiny.
(d) Insubordination.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flammable plant makes the west side of the defenses unassailable?

2. What does Hausner believe the Jews should learn from the fate of Jews in Europe?

3. Which colorful character's end is not known, so that he might turn up again in another DeMille novel?

4. What will happen to Jacob Hausner if he stays concealed after the attackers have passed him?

5. What do the joint chiefs in Jerusalem decide to do?

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