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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. Why does Jacob Hausner think he has been cursed rather than blessed when he escapes death again?
(a) He wants the peril to end.
(b) He wants to die.
(c) He doesn't want to have to kill Ahmed Rish.
(d) He wants the responsibility to be someone else's.

2. Why is helping the rescue operation a no-lose situation for the Iraqi government?
(a) The peace mission will be salvaged either way and Iraq wants peace.
(b) If it fails, it's an Israeli tragedy; if it succeeds, Iraq has helped.
(c) The news will show the impregnability of Iraq to the world.
(d) Iraq will get good international publicity either way.

3. Who is Charon?
(a) A Hebrew king held captive in Babylon.
(b) A king of Babylon in Iraqi mythology.
(c) The guardian of Hell in Greek mythology.
(d) The ferryman on the River Styx in Greek mythology.

4. Why do Isaac Burg and Jacob Hausner agree that the time has come to give no orders?
(a) Individual survival instincts will take over.
(b) People no longer trust their leadership.
(c) The leaders are not sure what's best to do.
(d) People would disobey and scatter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ahmed Rish think is the advantage the gods have sent the attackers?

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

3. What will happen to Jacob Hausner if he stays concealed after the attackers have passed him?

4. How does the wind help the attackers?

5. What connection does Benjamin Dobkin, like most Jews, have with Babylon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How have the attackers improved their tactics for the second attack?

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

4. Why does Miriam Bernstein believe the role of the scribe is so important?

5. What does Major Bartok find surprising about Nathan Burg's report of the incident?

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

7. Why does Ahmed Rish have to wash his face and hands after his interrogation of Deborah Gideon?

8. What motives does Nathan Burg attribute to Jacob Hausner for wanting to stay behind when the aircraft left the mountaintop?

9. Who suffered disproportionately during the captivity, and why?

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

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