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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the wind help the attackers?
(a) The defenders can't see them coming.
(b) The wind is at their backs, pushing them forward.
(c) The wind irritates and confuses the defenders.
(d) The wind is a sign that God is on their side.

2. What has David Becker done throughout the standoff?
(a) Fired on the attackers.
(b) Kept a log.
(c) Tended the wounded.
(d) Worked on the generator.

3. How do the unarmed women defenders make it sound as though Israeli defenses are stronger?
(a) They shout like warriors.
(b) They play tape-recorded sounds of battle.
(c) They play war movies in the airplane.
(d) They bang metal together.

4. How does Miriam Bernstein respond to Teddy Laskov's message?
(a) She doesn't respond.
(b) She faints.
(c) She bursts into tears.
(d) She asks him to wait for her.

5. As the attackers near the crest, why are they unable to retreat?
(a) They would fall in the darkness.
(b) They would lose face.
(c) There will be more casualties retreating than advancing.
(d) They are too anxious for the fight.

6. What will happen to Ahmed Rish and Salem Hamadi if the attack fails?
(a) They will be tried in an Israeli court.
(b) They will be tried in an international court.
(c) They will be forced to commit suicide.
(d) They will be killed by their own men or other Palestinians.

7. Why does John McClure think Tom Richardson speaks Arabic?
(a) John McClure thinks Tom Richardson is multilingual.
(b) John McClure suspects Tom Richardson is the traitor.
(c) John McClure knows Tom Richardson grew up in the Middle East.
(d) John McClure knows Tom Richardson is a skilled diplomat.

8. What does Jacob Hausner decide never to tell Miriam Bernstein?
(a) That Teddy Laskov knows about her missing husband.
(b) That no one knows about her missing husband.
(c) That he, Jacob Hausner, knows about her missing husband.
(d) That Ahmed Rish knows about her missing husband.

9. Why is Teddy Laskov unable to shoot the attackers?
(a) They are too close to the defenders.
(b) They are out of his range.
(c) They are too scattered.
(d) They are covered by the dusty wind.

10. What has changed about Miriam Bernstein?
(a) She feels sympathy for the Palestinian cause.
(b) She doesn't believe in the peace mission any longer.
(c) She is no longer interested in Teddy Laskov.
(d) She is more determined than ever to fight for peace.

11. How does Benjamin Dobkin kill Sayid Talib?
(a) With a stolen AK47.
(b) With a rock.
(c) With the pazuzu.
(d) With a knife.

12. Why does Teddy Laskov believe Ahmed Rish has not called Jerusalem with demands?
(a) Ahmed Rish does not have the peace delegation under control.
(b) Ahmed Rish has been killed.
(c) The peace delegation has all been killed.
(d) Ahmed Rish is trying to increase suspense and desperation.

13. Why does Jacob Hausner think he has been cursed rather than blessed when he escapes death again?
(a) He wants the responsibility to be someone else's.
(b) He wants to die.
(c) He wants the peril to end.
(d) He doesn't want to have to kill Ahmed Rish.

14. What does Moshe Kaplan's sacrifice accomplish?
(a) Killed Ahmed Rish.
(b) Killed the entire invading group.
(c) Killed attackers and warned the defenders.
(d) Nothing; it was a waste.

15. What does Major Bartok find ironic about Isaac Burg's account of the incident?
(a) A peace delegation defeated an armed force.
(b) The defenders didn't want for the rescuers.
(c) Women overcame men.
(d) Israelis defeated Palestinians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ritual proceeding does the rabbi call a "strange custom"?

2. What information does Ahmed Rish give Jacob Hausner?

3. What language does Benjamin Dobkin speak to the villagers he encounters?

4. How is the second onslaught by the attackers better done than the first?

5. To what has Ahmed Rish's fighting force been reduced at the end?

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