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

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

3. What had the Arab Legion left behind in the hills above the Plain of Sharon?
(a) Three spy cameras.
(b) Three AK47s.
(c) Three 120mm mortars with rounds.
(d) Three machine guns.

4. What does Asher Avidar decide to do in response to the attacker's commands?
(a) Bargain for a separate peace.
(b) Duck below them.
(c) Try to outrun them under cloud cover.
(d) Fire on them.

5. For what does Tom Richardson apologize to Teddy Laskov?
(a) Telling him secure information on an unsecured frequency.
(b) Telling him to leave the cannons behind.
(c) Telling him the wrong takeoff time.
(d) Telling him the wrong flight pattern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many assailants are there, according to the captive?

2. What does Nuri Salameh worry might give him away to the workers passing under the Concorde?

3. When does Nuri Salameh believe his fate was determined?

4. What defense do the defenders copy from Archimedes?

5. What thought comforts David Becker during the terrifying flight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the Israelis know that there had to be a spy working inside Israel to effect the capture of the Concorde?

4. What does Abdel Majid Jabari's position in the Knesset tell us about the Jewish leadership?

5. What old guerrilla trick have the Palestinians learned from the Viet Cong?

6. What factors does Jacob Hausner believe contributed to the success of Ahmed Rish's plan to take over the Concordes?

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

8. What leads Benjamin Dobkin to decide that the terrorists are "very clever fellows"?

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

10. What is the metaphor that Ahmed Rish uses about the joker in the deck?

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