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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 king is identified on all the bricks in Babylon?
(a) David.
(b) Belshazzar.
(c) Nebuchadnezzar.
(d) Solomon.

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

3. What last-minute changes are made to increase the security of the Concorde flights?
(a) Take-off time, radio frequencies, and route.
(b) Destination, route, and escorts.
(c) Take-off time, pilots, and destination.
(d) Refueling procedures, escorts, and route.

4. What is the second miracle Ahmed Rish says Jews experienced in Babylon?
(a) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were saved from the fire.
(b) The water there was turned to wine.
(c) The Euphrates was divided for the Jews to cross.
(d) The Jews were released from their captivity.

5. How does Tom Richardson reveal himself as a traitor to John McClure?
(a) He is discovered with a suitcase full of money.
(b) He tries to stop the emergency landing.
(c) He is the only one who knows where they are.
(d) He is heard making radio contact with Rish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jacob Hausner able to take charge of the defenders?

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

3. Why does Ahmed Rish have a grudge against Jacob Hausner?

4. What does Teddy Laskov want to know from Miriam Bernstein?

5. What has secured Babylon's place in history?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Golda Meir's quotation inspiring?

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

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

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

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

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

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