Getting to Know Menachem Begin Quiz 1. Menachem Begin was born in 1913 in ____________. a. Israel b. Poland c. Germany d. England 2. Begin was a member of the ___________ youth movement. a. Habonim b. Bnei Akiva c. Dror d. Betar 3. Betar was based upon the ideas of __________________. a. Vladimir Jabotinsky and Josef Trumpeldor b. Theodor Herzl and Max Nordau c. Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow d. Haim Arlosoroff and Berl Katznelson 4. In 1942, Menachem Begin ______________. a. Got married b. Came on aliyah c. Became prime minister of Israel d. Moved to the United States 5. Menachem Begin was the commander of the ____________________. a. Haganah b. Irgun (Etzel) c. IDF d. British Army The National Library of Israel, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, [email protected] POB 39105 Jerusalem, Israel http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLIS/en/Education/Pages/default.aspx 6. After the founding of the State of Israel, Begin signed an agreement with _____________ to disband the Irgun. a. Yitzhak Rabin b. Chaim Weizmann c. Vladimir Jabotinsky d. David Ben-Gurion 7. Menachem Begin was Israel’s sixth ______________. a. President b. Defense Minister c. Chief of Staff d. Prime Minister 8. In 1979, Begin represented Israel when signing a peace treaty with _____________. a. Egypt b. Jordan c. Syria d. Lebanon 9. Begin was prime minister when Israel complied with the terms of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty by withdrawing from ____________. a. Cairo b. Gaza c. Sinai d. Alexandria 10. Menachem Begin resigned as prime minister after the death of his wife, ______. a. Leah b. Aviva c. Aliza d. Chana The National Library of Israel, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, [email protected] POB 39105 Jerusalem, Israel http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLIS/en/Education/Pages/default.aspx .