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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. How does Abdel Jabari confuse the attackers?
(a) Abdel Jabari mimics the voice of Salem Hamadi.
(b) Abdel Jabari prays for the souls of the attackers.
(c) Abdel Jabari pretends to be the voice of Ahmed Rish.
(d) In Arabic, Abdel Jabari commands the attackers to fall back.

2. What prophecy about Babylon did Benjamin Dobkin see was fulfilled?
(a) "Babylon shall become heaps,..a dwelling place for wild beasts."
(b) "Babylon shall rise from the dust."
(c) "Babylon shall be a marvelous work and a wonder."
(d) "Babylon shall never again be conquered."

3. What does Jacob Hausner think all their cleverness and strength has accomplished?
(a) Earned a place in history books.
(b) Bought time for help to arrive.
(c) Prolonged their suffering.
(d) Saved them from the attackers.

4. What flammable plant makes the west side of the defenses unassailable?
(a) Tumbleweeds.
(b) Castor oil bushes.
(c) Venus fly traps.
(d) Stinging nettles.

5. Why does John McClure think Tom Richardson speaks Arabic?
(a) John McClure thinks Tom Richardson is multilingual.
(b) John McClure suspects Tom Richardson is the traitor.
(c) John McClure knows Tom Richardson is a skilled diplomat.
(d) John McClure knows Tom Richardson grew up in the Middle East.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Saul Ezer?

2. How many Ashbals participate in the final attack?

3. What makes Babylon so difficult for outside help to access?

4. How do the unarmed women defenders make it sound as though Israeli defenses are stronger?

5. What language does Benjamin Dobkin speak to the villagers he encounters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yigael Tekoah become a hero?

2. Once radio contact is established, why doesn't Teddy Laskov ask David Becker if Miriam Bernstein is still alive?

3. Why does Dr. Al-Thanni recommend that Joshua Giddel make no attempt to rescue Benjamin Dobkin?

4. What advantages does the Sherji, the hot desert wind, give to the attackers?

5. Why does Benjamin Dobkin have a sense of deja vu when he enters by the Ishtar Gate?

6. How does the guard recognize that Benjamin Dobkin is not an Ashbal?

7. Why does Nathan Burg veto the idea of attempting an escape at night?

8. Why does Benjamin Dobkin initially direct is call to Athens, and then change his mind?

9. Why is Salim Tayid able to survive when none of the other Ashbals attacking the west bank do?

10. What does Naomi Haber do that leads to the death of Nathan Brin?

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