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

2. What has secured Babylon's place in history?
(a) Its utter destruction fulfilled Biblical prophecy.
(b) Its hanging gardens have never been duplicated.
(c) Its Ishtar Gate still stands.
(d) It has risen like a phoenix to new glory.

3. Why does Benjamin Dobkin think the terrorists will attack quickly?
(a) The longer they wait, the worse the light becomes.
(b) The longer they wait, the more discouraged they become.
(c) The longer they wait, the more weary they become.
(d) The longer they wait, the more organized the defense becomes.

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

5. What is significant about the room where Ahmed Rish interviews Jacob Hausner and Benjamin Dobkin?
(a) It is the room where Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall.
(b) It is the room where Shear-jashub saw the writing on the wall.
(c) It is the room where Nebuchadnezzar saw the writing on the wall.
(d) It is the room where Isaiah saw the writing on the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the command post/observation post?

2. What has Tom Richardson come to get from Teddy Laskov?

3. Why does Jacob Hausner get angry with Naomi Haber?

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

5. Why is Miriam Bernstein excited about what the day will bring?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What compels Nuri Salameh to plant the bomb aboard the aircraft, although he believes it is "a great sin"?

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

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

6. How does Benjamin Dobkin react to Jacob Hausner's assumption of leadership within the defenders?

7. How many civilizations overran Iraq in ancient history, and which did the worst destruction?

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. Why does Chaim Mazar hope that Isaac Burg, Benjamin Dobkin, and Miriam Bernstein are all dead?

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