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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. Who mourned together?
(a) Muslims and Christians.
(b) Christians and Muslims.
(c) Jews and Palestinians.
(d) No one as there is too much rancor.

2. Why is the lay person in charge of the church in Ibillin angry?
(a) That they send such a young priest.
(b) That they have not sent a new priest to Ibillin until now.
(c) That the former priest leaves and takes all the valuables belonging to the church with him.
(d) That Elias is not in favor of a violent solution to regaining their lands.

3. What does Elias learn when he is giving a speech in Germany?
(a) Hundreds of refugees in two Lebanese camps are massacred.
(b) His sister has died.
(c) Two of his brothers are killed supposedly as PLO members.
(d) His father is killed supposedly as a PLO member.

4. How does Elias say terrorism is often redefined as?
(a) Heroism.
(b) God's calling.
(c) Justification for wrongs.
(d) Revenge.

5. Who is killed at Sabra and Shatila?
(a) Elias' sister.
(b) Elias' mother.
(c) Hundreds of refugees.
(d) Elias' best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Biram like?

2. Who verbally attacks Elias?

3. Who is kept from Sabra and Shatila?

4. Who are "blood brothers" in Elias's eyes?

5. What is Bishop Joseph Raya determined to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Palestine ruled until the end of World War I and then what happened?

2. What was Elias doing when he knew what work remained for him and what was that work?

3. What type of personal epiphany did Elias have at Ibillin and what did he decide?

4. Why did the Bishop have an appointment with Elias and what was Elias's feelings about it?

5. What was Bishop Raya's background and what was he determined to do?

6. What was one of Elias's most acclaimed accomplishments mentioned in the chapter "Work, For the Night is Coming?"

7. Why does he consider the conflict in Israel so horrific?

8. What did more moderate Jews call for about the establishment of Israel and the Palestinian problem?

9. What did Elias finally do in the church at Ibillin and what was the result?

10. What was the reality about the Palestinians that Elias had to face in the last 1960's?

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