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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. What does Benjamin Dobkin carry with him to take his own life if he is captured?
(a) Digitalis.
(b) A gun.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) A knife.

2. Why is Abdel Majid Jabari hated by many Palestinians?
(a) He is a spy who has betrayed Palestinian activists.
(b) He is a Palestinian who has made a separate peace with Israel.
(c) He is a failed Palestinian operative.
(d) He is a general who has fought against Palestine.

3. What does Isaiah prophecy will be the fate of Babylon?
(a) It will be conquered by Assyrians.
(b) It will never again be inhabited.
(c) It will never again be remembered.
(d) It will never again conquer the Jews.

4. Why does the rabbi tell Jacob Hausner the religious observances are important?
(a) They are important for morale.
(b) They are important for unity.
(c) They are important for appearances.
(d) They are important for spirituality.

5. What does Nuri Salameh offer to do in Toulouse?
(a) Live under an assumed name.
(b) Hide.
(c) Plant a bomb on another airplane.
(d) Create a distraction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What defense do the defenders copy from Archimedes?

2. What does Peter Kahn see as his mission?

3. What does Jacob Hausner believe Ahmed Rish will do with all hostages?

4. What first lets Nuri Salameh know he will not be going home from the meeting with Ahmed Rish?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What unusual defense strategies do the defenders develop as they wait for the second attack?

2. Why is Teddy Laskov unsure of his standing with Miriam Bernstein?

3. What is Ummah and why is it important?

4. As an Algerian in France, Nuri Salameh is a "stranger in a strange land." Do you think that situation makes a difference in his decision to obey Ahmed Rish and plant the bomb on the aircraft?

5. Why does Abdel Majid Jabari tell Ibrahim Ali Arif that he is a very self-centered man?

6. What other military group had Teddy Laskov belonged to before he fought for Israel, and why had he left it?

7. What compels the stay-behind members of the Palestinian Auxiliary Corps to shell the Lod Airport?

8. What reputation do the Jews have regarding terrorism and how is it affecting the present situation?

9. Why is Dr. George Habash's quotation frightening?

10. How does Benjamin Dobkin react to Jacob Hausner's assumption of leadership within the defenders?

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