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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. Who is Arafat problematically unpopular with in his region?

2. What part of Libya are the the Israels most concerned about in Chapter 16?

3. What business described at the beginning of Chapter 15 is a front for the Mossad?

4. Near the end of Chapter 15, what does the Mossad build in the desert?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Ostrovsky discuss Arafat denouncing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Mossad decide regarding its agent in Libya in Chapter 16?

3. How does Mossad kill the new head of Black September in Chapter 10?

4. What operations does Carlos enact in Chapter 10?

5. How does Mossad thwart Arafat's arms deal in Chapter 13?

6. What is Al?

7. How does Arafat react to the power struggles in the Palestinian community in Chapter 13?

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

9. How does the Mossad find its contact in Chapter 16?

10. How does Mossad take down the United States ambassador to the UN in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almost as vivid as Ostrovsky's portraits of Mossad agents and recruits are his portrayals of the international antagonists to Israel's safety. Write an essay about the characters of Carlos and Arafat. How does each man prove to be a treat to Israel? What is his motivation for seeking its destruction? Explore the chapters in which these characters are prominent. How does the Mossad succeed in thwarting each man in his mission against Israel?

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

Write an essay about the training Ostrovsky undergoes in the first part of the book. Each part should pertain to a repeated subject of the education. What do the instructors use as examples? What is the value of this skill set to the objectives of a Mossad agent? Discuss how Victor responds to this training? Does he think that the ends justify the means learned in his education as a Mossad officer?

Part 1) Fake companies.

Part 2) Recruiting

Part 3) Assassination

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