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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters XV - XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elisha know that dies of the plague?
(a) Joseph and Josiah.
(b) Deborah and her servant girl.
(c) All of the members of the Sanhedrin.
(d) Meir's children.

2. How are over thirty rabbis able to meet in the attic of a friend in Lydda?
(a) They pretend to be lepers.
(b) They pretend to be old women attending a knitting party.
(c) The rabbis experience no problems and meet without disguise.
(d) They pretend to be merchants attending a market.

3. How does Elisha try to deceive Rufus?
(a) By poisoning Rufus during dinner.
(b) By escaping and running away.
(c) By not telling Rufus some important information about the Jews.
(d) By lying to Rufus by making up facts about the Jews.

4. On his next journey, when Elisha stops in a small town what does he see?
(a) A washerwoman break her leg.
(b) A magician doing magic tricks.
(c) A small girl dying on the street.
(d) A temple being built.

5. What news does Pappas return to Antioch with?
(a) The Sanhedrin now studies Greek and Roman literature.
(b) Deborah wants to reconcile.
(c) The Sanhedrin does not want to extradite Elisha, and Joshua is dead.
(d) Deborah wants a divorce, and Joshua has become ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the rabbis talk about during their meeting, other than keeping the faith alive and ordaining new rabbis?

2. What happens to Eliezer's proposal concerning the ban against pagan literature?

3. Where did Elisha travel while studying, attending academies, and sitting with the masters?

4. Who arranges that Elisha be released from jail?

5. What impresses Elisha about the Roman court system?

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