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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise is given regarding the ship's position within the harbor at Naples?
(a) That the ship won't be attacked
(b) That the ship won't be damaged
(c) That the ship will be emptied of arms
(d) That the ship won't be blown up inside the harbor

2. What does Kitty discover when she goes to the hotel desk the morning after their argument on the balcony?
(a) That he's already checked out
(b) That he's not angry with her
(c) That he's been shot
(d) That he's waiting for her at the pier

3. What weapon does Ari use against Fort Esther and the two nearby villages?
(a) The Big Goliath
(b) Firecrackers
(c) The Little David
(d) The atom bomb

4. Where are the inhabitants of Gan Dafna hiding during the shelling of their town?
(a) In sewers
(b) In underground bunkers
(c) In a fort
(d) In metal buildings

5. Why does Dov turn toward the wall after visiting with Karen?
(a) So he can sleep
(b) So that he doesn't have to look at anyone
(c) So no one will see that he's in love
(d) So no one can see him cry

6. What order does Ari give once the village of Taha is destroyed?
(a) To turn it over to the British
(b) To bury the dead
(c) To destroy it
(d) To claim it

7. What possession does each of the Yemenite men carry?
(a) A Torah
(b) Bedding and food
(c) A Bible
(d) A child

8. What city becomes the first symbol of defiance for the new state?
(a) Tel Aviv
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Dan Gafna
(d) Negba

9. What name is used to purchase a plane for transporting arms to Palestine?
(a) A Lost Cause, Inc.
(b) Alpine Fighters, Inc.
(c) Alpine Charter Flights, Inc.
(d) Arabs Forever, Inc

10. Where does Jordana say she and David met?
(a) At an archaeological dig
(b) At Gan Dafna
(c) At Jerusalem
(d) At the university

11. Where is the room Dov finds in Jerusalem?
(a) The Street of the Chain
(b) Dome of the Rock
(c) Landau Street
(d) Jaffa Road

12. What is the fate of the crew aboard the ship carrying arms from Naples?
(a) They are forced to walk the plank
(b) They are given the opportunity to join the Jewish army
(c) They are al killed
(d) They are put on a raft, given a compass and set adrift

13. What does Ari learn about the situation in Jerusalem from Avidan?
(a) That Jerusalem is secure
(b) That Jerusalem has fallen
(c) That the situation is critical
(d) That Ari will have to lead the battle in Jerusalem

14. What fate does Karen learn has befallen her father?
(a) He was killed in Jerusalem
(b) He was imprisoned for his work with the Maccabees
(c) He was tortured by the Gestapo
(d) He was taken hostage

15. How does Ari know that an attack against Gan Dafna is imminent?
(a) Trucks filled with guns are moved to Fort Esther
(b) Men are moved to Jerusalem
(c) Trucks filled with guns are moved to Jerusalem
(d) Men are moved to Fort Esther

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Dov touch as he repeats the oath of the Maccabees?

2. What is the name of the ship going from Naples with a cargo of guns?

3. What Hebrew name does Dov take for his own?

4. What is the password on the night Dov Landau returns to Gan Dafna?

5. What disease attacks Barak?

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