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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the name of Fort Esther come to be?
(a) The fort was built at the site where Ari's grandmother, Esther, died
(b) There was no reason
(c) The fort was named for a Jewess named Esther who died fighting the Arabs
(d) The fort was built at the burial site of Queen Esther

2. What task is Ari given by his father that ends with his being beaten?
(a) Taking corn to be ground
(b) Picking up supplies
(c) Hauling in water
(d) Taking wheat to be milled

3. Why does Karen want to go to Palestine?
(a) She hopes to find her younger brothers
(b) She plans to teach children
(c) She believes her father is there
(d) She wants to find the Hansens

4. What is the name of the first farm established by the Zion Settlement Society?
(a) The Promised Land
(b) Shoshanna
(c) Susanna
(d) Star of David

5. How does Kammal die?
(a) Henchemen slit his throat
(b) He has a heart attack
(c) Henchmen shoot him
(d) Barak's people kill him with an arrow

6. What does Dov do upon his arrival at Auschwitz that saves his life?
(a) He pleads with a doctor to spare his life
(b) He says he's a master forger but refuses to use the skill
(c) He says he's a master forger and proves it
(d) He impressses a guard with his forgery

7. What is another name for Chanukah?
(a) Festival of Lights
(b) Night of Lights
(c) Exodus
(d) Festival of Lanterns

8. What task does Jordana have at the camp where she is stationed?
(a) She heads the gardening division
(b) She entertains the children who arrive
(c) She heads the unit that gives military training
(d) She oversees the horses and stables

9. What prestigious program accepts Karen?
(a) Royal Navy
(b) British Ballet
(c) Royal Ballet
(d) Ballet of Royalty

10. What's the original name of the Exodus?
(a) The Aphrodite
(b) The Caraolos
(c) The Bevin
(d) The Apollo

11. Who is the speaker at the secret meeting attended by Yakov and Jossi?
(a) Jossi
(b) Vladimir
(c) Simon
(d) Messiah

12. What item is Simon Rabinsky trying to retrieve when he is killed?
(a) The Sefer Torah
(b) His father's Bible
(c) His son's barmitzah cap
(d) The Ark of the Covenant

13. Which European country is the first to accept Jews as "equal human beings?"
(a) Palestine
(b) France
(c) Enland
(d) America

14. What are the ages of the children aboard the ship?
(a) Ten to twelve
(b) Eight to eighteen
(c) Four to fourteen
(d) Ten to seventeen

15. What does Simon say is the purpose of a Jew?
(a) To guard the laws of God
(b) To live in harmony
(c) To study the Toran
(d) To protect the synagogue

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Kitty's daughter?

2. Who is Mark expecting to meet upon his arrival in Cyprus?

3. Who is the young Jewish boy Major Caldwell is charged with transporting to Jerusalem?

4. What order does Caldwell give regarding the prisoner he's transporting to Jerusalem?

5. Malcolm shoots an Arab who refuses to answer a question. What lesson does he say this teaches his fighters?

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