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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. When is the last attack in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Al report regularly?

3. The Tsafririm protects Jew __________.

4. What happens to the Libyan agent at the end of Chapter 17?

5. How much does Contreras say a missile component will cost in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Moukharbel killed in Chapter 10?

2. What is Al?

3. Why are the Ethiopian Jews particularly endangered in Chapter 15?

4. What does Israeli security decide it wants to focus on in 1975?

5. What operations does Carlos enact in Chapter 10?

6. How does Orlando Letelier's death illuminate the Mossad connection to DINA?

7. What arrangement do Denmark and Israel have in the mid-1970's?

8. What do the Israeli's decide regarding Libya in the beginning of Chapter 16?

9. Why is Yassar Arafat unpopular with fundamentalists?

10. How does the Mossad rescue Ethiopian Jews in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The operations described in Victor Ostrovsky's book can be divided into two categories which include those that are reacting to attacks on Israel and those preemptively trying to stop future attacks. Write an essay in which you compare these operations. Offer an example of each, and determine which is more effective. What tactics are used in each type of operation? How does the world react to each type? In the end, does either type of operation seem totally effective?

Essay Topic 2

The plot of By Way of Deception is deeply entrenched in the world of the 1970's and 1980's. Israel, in the wake of the 1967 War. Write an essay about the international community during the novel. How is Islamism and Palestinian nationalism on the rise? What is the role of international terrorism? Is America's role in this political climate similar or different from the way it is today? Discuss how Mossad's role is created by the era.

Essay Topic 3

Much of the operational success the Mossad enjoys in Ostrovsky's novel is the result of finding good recruits from outside the Israeli establishment. In an essay, choose three examples from the novel of katsas recruiting individuals who provide intelligence. What motivation does each recruit have for helping Israel? Is he or she aware of the true involvement? What security achievement results from this recruits assistance?

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