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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. Why does the Mossad decide to limit what its agent does in Libya?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 16, Ostrovsky says what about Libyan recruits?

3. In Chapter 12, what does the Mossad discover Magid and his brother are smuggling into Syria?

4. In Chapter 10, where does Mossad say the missiles came from?

5. What does Israel provide Ethiopia during its civil war in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Al?

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

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

5. Why does attaining an Exocet missile head prove difficult for Mossad in Chapter 11?

6. How does the Libyan agent help Mossad, and how does his agency end?

7. How does the Mossad make initial contact with Magid?

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

9. What is the Tsafririm?

10. How does Contreras connect with Mossad in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay about the nation of Israel as a promise. What was Israel before it was founded after the Second World War? What was the root of Zionism in the twentieth century? Discuss how a homeland remained a dream for the Jews since the Diaspora and how Israel maintains citizenship laws that maintain the promise of a Jewish homeland. How do Mossad's missions to rescue Jews outside of Israel speak to the honesty of this promise?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about By Way of Deception as a chronicle of one man's journey to moral understanding. Discuss Victor's life prior to his recruitment to Mossad. Why does he decide to join the agency? How does his training begin a process of disillusionment? Explore his years in the service. Is he largely successful? Why, in the end, does Ostrovsky leave the agency? How does he feel about Mossad after the fact?

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