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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Swept Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elias feel about school?
(a) He believes school and the church are too intertwined.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He is indifferent to school.
(d) He hates it.

2. What do the Zionist soldiers tell the people of Biram?
(a) That the Irgun want to buy their land for a fair price.
(b) That the villagers are in no danger.
(c) That the Zionist soldiers would soon leave.
(d) That the Irgun will soon be arriving.

3. Where do the children in Biram attend school?
(a) In the church.
(b) In the village square.
(c) In the neighboring town.
(d) In a small city about twenty kilometers away.

4. What do the Christians who remain in Jerusalem continue to believe?
(a) That God designated Jerusalem as the city of salvation.
(b) That Jesus is God.
(c) That Jesus is a metaphor for how one should live.
(d) That Jesus is a human with godlike qualities.

5. Where is Biram?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Iran.
(d) Palestine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is David Ben Gurion?

2. What does the United Nations do in the conflict?

3. What sort of stories does Elias's mother teach him?

4. What soldiers would be coming to the village?

5. When do the British withdraw from Palestine completely?

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