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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940” (continued) – “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what subject did Hanna earn her master's degree?
(a) Neuroscience.
(b) History.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Ancient Near Eastern languages.

2. What does the saltwater used at the seder table represent?
(a) The tears of the slaves in Egypt.
(b) The worship of the Golden calf.
(c) The fish of the sea.
(d) The parting of the Red Sea.

3. When was the Sarajevo Haggadah sold to the National Museum in Sarajevo?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1925.

4. How does Hanna describe the handwriting in the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) It is typed.
(b) Neat and printed.
(c) Almost illegible.
(d) In fancy, elaborate cursive.

5. What does Hanna describe as the source of the yellow pigment in the illustrations of the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Dandelion.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Saffron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hanna spend six months learning how to properly mix wheat paste?

2. What word from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” means having or showing great knowledge or learning?

3. Where was the Sarajevo Haggadah last bound, according to the narrator in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

4. Who takes Lola to the National Museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

5. What does Hanna describe the parchments of the Sarajevo Haggadah having been made of in her assessment of them?

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