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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the joint chiefs in Jerusalem decide to do?
(a) Request an Iraqi reconnaissance flight.
(b) Send an Israeli reconnaissance flight.
(c) Ask for an American reconnaissance flight.
(d) Give up the idea of a reconnaissance flight.

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

3. How does Abdel Jabari confuse the attackers?
(a) In Arabic, Abdel Jabari commands the attackers to fall back.
(b) Abdel Jabari pretends to be the voice of Ahmed Rish.
(c) Abdel Jabari mimics the voice of Salem Hamadi.
(d) Abdel Jabari prays for the souls of the attackers.

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

5. What information does Ahmed Rish refuse to give Jacob Hausner?
(a) Yosef Bernstein was shot down and killed.
(b) Tom Richardson was the spy.
(c) Benjamin Dobkin is alive.
(d) Deborah Gideon is alive.

6. How does Teddy Laskov believe Miriam Bernstein will have been changed by her experience?
(a) She will be cold and aloof.
(b) She will be more committed to peace than ever.
(c) She will be eager to see him.
(d) She will not have changed.

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

8. Why does Teddy Laskov show the colors to the passengers on the C-130s?
(a) To identify his sudden presence.
(b) It is a show of defiance.
(c) To let them know he is on their side.
(d) It is good for morale.

9. How long does the second attack last?
(a) Seventeen minutes.
(b) All night.
(c) Two hours and fifteen minutes.
(d) Thirty-nine minutes.

10. What does Jacob Hausner think all their cleverness and strength has accomplished?
(a) Saved them from the attackers.
(b) Prolonged their suffering.
(c) Bought time for help to arrive.
(d) Earned a place in history books.

11. What interrupts Benjamin Dobkin's conversation with Jerusalem?
(a) The joint chiefs don't believe it was Benjamin Dobkin.
(b) The operator cuts off the call.
(c) The attackers kill Benjamin Dobkin.
(d) Benjamin Dobkin faints.

12. What does Jacob Hausner encourage Moshe Kaplan to do?
(a) Attempt to shoot Ahmed Rish.
(b) Collect ammunition for Naomi Haber.
(c) Attempt an escape down the west side.
(d) Take an outpost position to warn the others.

13. What role does Shear-jashub say Jews in Babylon have played in history?
(a) They suffered on behalf of the entire culture.
(b) They integrated Jews into the larger world.
(c) They were the center of Jewish culture and learning.
(d) They taught Jewish beliefs to the Babylonians.

14. Why does the foreign minister think Jacob Hausner stayed behind?
(a) For the sake of the others.
(b) To avoid facing an inquiry.
(c) To capture Ahmed Rish.
(d) For the honor of the sacrifice.

15. What does Samuel Bartok offer to do regardless of whether the rescue mission succeeds?
(a) Hunt down and kill Ahmed Rish.
(b) Kill the remaining Ashbals.
(c) Take the Iraqi Jews home to Israel.
(d) Tell the story of what happened in Babylon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Major Bartok find ironic about Isaac Burg's account of the incident?

2. Why is helping the rescue operation a no-lose situation for the Iraqi government?

3. What does Shear-jashub see as his mission?

4. Why is the defense of the downed aircraft a battle of attrition?

5. What does Jacob Hausner say is more awful than the desolation of Babylon when he looks at the picture of Ahmed Rish?

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