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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Jacob Hausner say is the most important speaker in the group meeting?
(a) The military attaché.
(b) The defense minister.
(c) The captured assailant.
(d) The rabbi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Becker's opinion, why is Hausner's judgment no longer dependable?

2. Why is Jerusalem unable to track the flight of the Concorde and its assailant over land?

3. Why does the rabbi tell Jacob Hausner the religious observances are important?

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

5. Where is Miriam Bernstein's husband, Yosef?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. George Habash's quotation frightening?

2. What other military group had Teddy Laskov belonged to before he fought for Israel, and why had he left it?

3. A number of characters feel they have failed when the Lear jet comes into the air space of the Concorde. Who feels responsible for their failure to protect the aircraft, and why?

4. Why does Jacob Hausner believe it important to establish the chain of command?

5. As an Algerian in France, Nuri Salameh is a "stranger in a strange land." Do you think that situation makes a difference in his decision to obey Ahmed Rish and plant the bomb on the aircraft?

6. As Benjamin Dobkin watches the attackers advance, he thinks that he would give them a low grade on tactics. What do they do wrong?

7. Why is Teddy Laskov unsure of his standing with Miriam Bernstein?

8. What reputation do the Jews have regarding terrorism and how is it affecting the present situation?

9. What change comes over David Becker as he pilots the endangered aircraft?

10. How does Nathan Brin deduce the power source for the radio-controlled bomb?

(see the answer keys)

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