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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first phase of the defense of Gan Dafna?
(a) A minefield that will drive the attackers into a small area
(b) A barage of canon power
(c) Snipers
(d) A minefield that will send the attackers back

2. What does Taha say that Ari must do to prove they are truly brothers?
(a) Take a blood oath
(b) Take him to Fort Esther
(c) Give him Jordana
(d) Give him arms

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

4. What is the fate of the seventy-seven Jewish doctors accompanying a Red Cross convoy that is attacked by the Arabs?
(a) They are taken hostage
(b) They are tortured for information
(c) They are killed and hacked to pieces
(d) They are hanged

5. What symbol is on the flags used by the British military?
(a) The Union Jack
(b) A skull and cross bones
(c) A green leaf on red and white background
(d) The Stars and Stripes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jordana do when she learns of David's death?

2. Why does Dov turn toward the wall after visiting with Karen?

3. What action does Zev lead?

4. What arrangements are made for the children of Gan Dafna?

5. What does David say exists that could help get supplies to Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the raid, Akiva is shot. Why does he then say that he must be taken to some hidden place?

2. What is the message contained in the letter from Dov Landau?

3. What is the conversation that takes place between Ari and Kitty after he begins to recover?

4. What is Barak Ben Canaan's task as the Jewish people seek intervention from the United Nations?

5. How does the newspaper in Tel Aviv report about the battles being won by the Jews? Why?

6. What action do the Palmach night patrols take that makes life miserable for the Arabs in Safed and why is it successful?

7. What does Dov tell Karen about his desire to live during his time in the jail and hiding in the mountains?

8. What effect does the radio cast have on the Jewish forces?

9. What prophecy seems to be fulfilled with the final battle against the Egyptians?

10. Why is it that the Israeli army isn't attacking all Arab villages?

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