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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What interrupts Benjamin Dobkin's conversation with Jerusalem?
2. What does Major Bartok find ironic about Isaac Burg's account of the incident?
3. What does Ahmed Rish think is the advantage the gods have sent the attackers?
4. Why does Teddy Laskov go into the stratosphere on the way home?
5. What is shared by all of Miriam Bernstein's dead loved ones?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ahmed Rish have to wash his face and hands after his interrogation of Deborah Gideon?
2. How and when was Jeremiah's prophecy fulfilled that said, "The sea shall come up upon Babylon; she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof"?
3. Why does Dr. Al-Thanni remind Joshua Giddel of Archimedes?
4. Why does Benjamin Dobkin have a sense of deja vu when he enters by the Ishtar Gate?
5. How does Yigael Tekoah become a hero?
6. What does Naomi Haber do that leads to the death of Nathan Brin?
7. Once radio contact is established, why doesn't Teddy Laskov ask David Becker if Miriam Bernstein is still alive?
8. To what does Major Bartok eventually attribute the successful defense of Concorde 02?
9. Why does Nathan Burg veto the idea of attempting an escape at night?
10. What is Peter Kahn's biggest concern throughout the ordeal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Abdel Majid Jabari and Ibrahim Arif are in the same situation, but their personalities and responses are very different. Remember that Abdel Majid Jabari has suffered physical damage because of his commitment to Israel. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two men.
Essay Topic 2
The setting is critical to this story. In your essay, outline the cultural and political setting in which the characters find themselves. Consider the contrast between the tourists who will come later in the year to visit the site of the ancient Babylonian captivity and the characters who are themselves actually captive there.
Essay Topic 3
An objective story is one in which the author does not appear to favor one character over others, but presents both sides of any issue impartially. Is DeMille an objective reporter of the disputes between Israelis and Arabs? Why or why not? Tell how you arrived at your conclusion.
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