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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 will happen to Jacob Hausner if he stays concealed after the attackers have passed him?
(a) He will be a hero.
(b) He will die.
(c) He will kill Ahmed Rish.
(d) He will survive.

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

3. Why doesn't Joshua Giddel attack the guest house that is the attackers' headquarters?
(a) He doesn't know how well-armed the building is.
(b) He suspects Israeli captives are alive inside.
(c) He wants to get to the hill to help the defenders.
(d) He can't find it.

4. What does Ahmed Rish think is the advantage the gods have sent the attackers?
(a) The heat.
(b) The wind.
(c) The quiet.
(d) The darkness.

5. Who is Sayid Talib?
(a) A spy.
(b) A wounded Ashbal.
(c) A seller of dates.
(d) A Jewish Iraqi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will happen to Ahmed Rish and Salem Hamadi if the attack fails?

2. What two options does Jacob Hausner reject?

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

4. What does Salem Hamadi learn from the officer in the rear area?

5. Why is the language similarity between Hebrew and Arabic ironic?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Peter Kahn's biggest concern throughout the ordeal?

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

4. To what do the prophet Jeremiah - and the author, Nelson DeMille - credit the successful freeing of the Babylonian captives?

5. To what does Major Bartok eventually attribute the successful defense of Concorde 02?

6. Why does the Prime Minister decide to ask the Americans to do the air reconnaissance mission over Iraq?

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

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

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

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

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