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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abdullah want to do with Jerusalem?
(a) Threaten the leaders.
(b) Annex it.
(c) Give it to the Jews.
(d) Burn it.

2. According to Gideon, what is Islam used as an excuse for?
(a) Lack of respect in the United Nations.
(b) Lack of water.
(c) Failure to secure a good government.
(d) Failure to use the land well.

3. Who arrests Gideon in 1946?
(a) The British.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Arabs.
(d) The French.

4. What does Gideon Asch tell Ibrahim the Jews are planning to do with the land they purchased?
(a) Start a chain of hotels.
(b) Start a farm.
(c) Build hospitals.
(d) Build new roads.

5. In Chapter 16, why does Sheik Azziz say he doesn't care who rules Palestine?
(a) Because he knows Arabs will win.
(b) Because he lives in the desert.
(c) Because he does not believe in rulers.
(d) Because he read it in a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does kibbutz of Shemesh propose to Ibn Yussuf?

2. Where do Ibrahim and his friends and family listen to the news on the radio as Germany begins taking over countries?

3. Why is Ibrahim nervous about attacking the Jews when they first arrive?

4. Who does Ibrahim have find out why the Jews flooded the canals?

5. Where does Heusseini have a villa?

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