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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Miriam Bernstein's husband, Yosef?
(a) Preparing for the conference in New York.
(b) Missing and presumed dead in Syria.
(c) In a prison camp in Libya.
(d) At home in bed in Jerusalem.

2. What nationality is Nuri Salameh and the other workers who are complicit in sabotaging the aircraft?
(a) Arabian.
(b) Palestinian.
(c) French.
(d) Algerian.

3. Why does Ahmed Rish have a grudge against Jacob Hausner?
(a) Jacob Hausner killed Ahmed Rish's family.
(b) Jacob Hausner tortured Ahmed Rish during interrogation.
(c) Jacob Hausner broadcast Ahmed Rish's description.
(d) Jacob Hausner humiliated Ahmed Rish by striking him under interrogation.

4. Why does Jacob Hausner consider the flight of the Concordes unusually secure?
(a) There is no worry about the passengers being terrorists.
(b) The planes will be monitored throughout the flight.
(c) The planes have been thoroughly examined.
(d) They have armed escorts.

5. What does Teddy Laskov want to know from Miriam Bernstein?
(a) What she plans to say at the conference.
(b) Where he stands with her personally.
(c) If she will oppose his plans for the conference.
(d) Whether she will travel on the same plane to the conference.

6. Why does Hausner say he mistrusts the peace delegation?
(a) They are too optimistic and trusting.
(b) They are too determined to have peace at any price.
(c) They are too poorly educated.
(d) They are too judgmental and harsh.

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

8. What last-minute changes are made to increase the security of the Concorde flights?
(a) Take-off time, pilots, and destination.
(b) Destination, route, and escorts.
(c) Take-off time, radio frequencies, and route.
(d) Refueling procedures, escorts, and route.

9. To whom had the hill above the airport belonged before the Six-Day War?
(a) Palestine.
(b) Israel.
(c) Syria.
(d) Jordan.

10. What does Ahmed Rish refer to as the joker in the deck?
(a) The Palestinians in Israel.
(b) The bomb on the plane.
(c) The saboteur in the group.
(d) The terrorists in the Middle East.

11. What does Ahmed Rish say the joker does for the game of diplomacy?
(a) The game becomes more interesting.
(b) The game is over.
(c) The polite game becomes ominous.
(d) The polite game begins.

12. Why does Benjamin Dobkin say the time of year is against them?
(a) The dust will bury the Concorde.
(b) The heat is oppressive.
(c) The river is in flood stage.
(d) Babylon is crowded with tourists.

13. What is pilot David Becker counting as he flies?
(a) How many more takeoffs and landings he will perform.
(b) How many flight miles he has left before New York.
(c) How many escorts are in view.
(d) How many refuelings the flight will require.

14. Why does Jacob Hausner think Ahmed Rish has chosen Babylon for a location?
(a) It is surrounded by allies.
(b) It is far from anyone who could help.
(c) It symbolizes the captivity of the Jews.
(d) It is scenic and restful.

15. What is the purpose of the command post/observation post?
(a) Fighters can rally around it.
(b) The flag there encourages the fighters.
(c) Runners can bring information and carry away orders.
(d) Ammunition is stored there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the room where Ahmed Rish interviews Jacob Hausner and Benjamin Dobkin?

2. What is the first color that blankets the entire aircraft?

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

4. How does Benjamin Dobkin know the terrorists are Palestinians?

5. Why is Jacob Hausner able to take charge of the defenders?

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