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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Babylon, The Watchtowers: Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the Arab Legion left behind in the hills above the Plain of Sharon?
(a) Three spy cameras.
(b) Three AK47s.
(c) Three 120mm mortars with rounds.
(d) Three machine guns.

2. Why is Jacob Hausner able to take charge of the defenders?
(a) He has the highest military standing.
(b) He commands the only trained fighters in the group.
(c) He has the highest civilian standing.
(d) He was chosen by vote.

3. What defense do the defenders copy from Archimedes?
(a) They all enter the airplane, like the Trojan horse.
(b) They use aluminum sheets to reflect the sun.
(c) They build catapults.
(d) They use clothing as slings.

4. When had the ordnance been left behind by the Arab Legion?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1987.

5. How does Tom Richardson reveal himself as a traitor to John McClure?
(a) He is discovered with a suitcase full of money.
(b) He is heard making radio contact with Rish.
(c) He is the only one who knows where they are.
(d) He tries to stop the emergency landing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Nuri Salameh and the other workers who are complicit in sabotaging the aircraft?

2. Why does Benjamin Dobkin think the terrorists will attack quickly?

3. To what bird does the writer compare the aircraft?

4. For what does Hausner first risk leaving the Concorde's position on the hill?

5. How does Nuri Salameh keep his supervisor from questioning his presence in the tail of the aircraft after his shift?

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