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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 is Jumbo?

2. What is not studied by the cadets in Chapter 3?

3. What type of car does Ran S. drive in the Prologue?

4. On his second assignment in Chapter 8, Ostrovsky claims to look for the grave of a man named ___________.

5. According to the Mossad authorities in Chapter 7, why did the Mafia kill John F. Kennedy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What communications information do the cadets learn in Chapter 7?

2. How is the Cypress mission botched in Chapter 8?

3. What training do the cadets receive in Chapter 3?

4. How does the Mossad make first contact with Halim in the Prologue?

5. How does Ostrovsky join the Mossad?

6. How do Ostrovsky's first assignments go in Chapter 5?

7. What is Victor's last cadet exercise?

8. What story does Dan Drory tell the cadets in Chapter 7?

9. What does Ostrovsky learn about foreign surveillance in Chapter 3?

10. Describe the Danish operation in Chapter 6.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The publication of By Way of Deception was deeply controversial. Write an essay analyzing the motivation Victor Ostrovsky has in revealing his experiences with Mossad. How does his final analysis explain his disillusionment with the agency? What do you think he expects to accomplish be revealing its operations? In the end, does By Way of Deception seem like a self-aggrandizing action? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The second part of By Way of Deception contains a series of operations undertaken by the Mossad across the globe. Write an essay about the reasoning underpinning these operations. Divide them into the two rationales guiding Israeli foreign policy. How does each operation serve this objective? Does it succeed or does it fail? Why? Determine if the use of espionage to achieve lofty objectives is self-defeating:

Part 1) The safety of the State of Israel.

Part 2) The safety of Jews worldwide.

Essay Topic 3

One of the operational tools of the Mossad in the novel is vice, in the form of prostitutes, booze, and pornography. Write an essay on the use of vice by katsas to bring recruits on board. Cite specific examples from the text. How does sex and debauchery appeal to the type of individual they want to recruit? How does the pleasure of the forbidden provide a still-stronger hold on the recruit than a more sensible form of compensation?

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