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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 he installed the bomb.
(b) When Ahmed Rish first approached him.
(c) When he was not transferred to Toulouse.
(d) When he realized they were meeting in a dark place.

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

3. What nationality is Nuri Salameh and the other workers who are complicit in sabotaging the aircraft?
(a) French.
(b) Algerian.
(c) Arabian.
(d) Palestinian.

4. What is the rabbi's concern about the Concorde flight?
(a) That they offer a prayer for safe travel.
(b) That they fast and pray for the peace they will negotiate.
(c) That they arrive in New York before the Sabbath begins at sundown.
(d) That they serve only kosher food on the flight.

5. What does Peter Kahn see as his mission?
(a) To make radio contact with Jerusalem.
(b) To train the defenders in weaponry.
(c) To build the defensive line.
(d) To get the APU to power the Concorde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacob Hausner bring with him that impresses Benjamin Dobkin?

2. How do the terrorists kill Nuri Salameh?

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

4. What does Benjamin Dobkin deduce from the fact that the radios have been jammed?

5. Why is the escort plane flown by Teddy Lasksov unable to fire on the intruder?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What similarities do the defenders see between themselves and those at Masada?

5. Why does Jacob Hausner get little respect from Benjamin Dobkin?

6. What does the kheffiyah worn by Abdel Majid Jabari symbolize and why does it put him in danger?

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

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

9. What unusual defense strategies do the defenders develop as they wait for the second attack?

10. What compels the stay-behind members of the Palestinian Auxiliary Corps to shell the Lod Airport?

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