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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 two things does Dov touch as he repeats the oath of the Maccabees?
(a) A Bible and a statue
(b) A pistol and a Bible
(c) A Toran and a knife
(d) A Koran and a pistol

2. What is the purpose of setting off firecrackers during the attack on Gan Dafna?
(a) To make the attackers believe there's a nearby celebration
(b) To make the attackers believe there are more guns than there are
(c) To mask the screams from the younger children of Gan Dafna
(d) To rally the children of Gan Dafna

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

4. What action does the British take for the continuing Arab brutality?
(a) They arm the Jews
(b) They set up checkpoints along the roads
(c) Nothing
(d) The set up a safe place for the Jews

5. What code name is given to Micky Marcus, the American army colonel who joins the Israelis?
(a) Stone
(b) Rock
(c) Pebble
(d) Beach

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ari say Safed has become?

2. What is the first phase of the defense of Gan Dafna?

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

4. What is the significance of Latrun?

5. Who is the Jewish girl being tortured by Major Caldwell's men while he plays bride at the British Officer's Club?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the question facing the Jews after they are granted a state?

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

3. Why does Kitty feel fear when she sees Karen leading the parade?

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

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

6. What two things happen in Karen's life that make Kitty believe she now has a chance of taking the girl to America?

7. What happens to the story of the situation involving the Vesuvius?

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

9. What is the policy and the attitude of Israel as refugees pour in?

10. Why is Kitty angry over Ari's reaction to Zev's death?

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