People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Geraldine Brooks
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People of the Book Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the chief archivist at the Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien?
(a) Frau Zweig.
(b) Jim Bardayal.
(c) Hamish Sajjan.
(d) Amitai Yomtov.

2. What is Hanna's mother's profession?
(a) She is a sculptor.
(b) She is a painter.
(c) She is a banker.
(d) She is a neurosurgeon.

3. Whose mathematical text is taken out and presented to General Faber at the museum in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) Albert Einstein's.
(b) Pythagoras's.
(c) Elia Mizrahi's.
(d) Yad Vashem's.

4. How old is Dr. Heinrich when Hanna visits him in 1996?
(a) 59.
(b) 76.
(c) 65.
(d) 81.

5. In what neighborhood do Karaman and Hanna go to dinner in Part III of “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) SoHo.
(b) New City.
(c) Long Shore.
(d) Old City.

6. What building does Lola make her way to in Sarajevo that her father once worked in, in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?
(a) The finance ministry.
(b) The synagogue.
(c) The art museum.
(d) The mosque.

7. Around what two things is life organized in Serif's home?
(a) Prayer and learning.
(b) Prayer and sleeping.
(c) Food and entertainment.
(d) Sewing and learning.

8. What word from “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996” means having or showing great knowledge or learning?
(a) Inarticulate.
(b) Erudite.
(c) Vehement.
(d) Elusive.

9. Where does Hanna go to first see the Sarajevo Haggadah in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?
(a) A bank vault.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) A royal court.

10. What does the abbreviation K.u.K. stand for in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Kreistler and Kensington.
(b) Kristler and Kurriour.
(c) Kaiserlich and Koniglich.
(d) Kristoff and Kreitzer.

11. Who was the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist whose report Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) Werner Heinrich.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Herman Rothschild.
(d) Yad Vashem.

12. 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) In fancy, elaborate cursive.
(d) Almost illegible.

13. How long is the report by the ancient Near-Eastern manuscripts specialist that Hanna reads at the archives in “Hanna: Vienna, Spring 1996”?
(a) 20 pages.
(b) 30 pages.
(c) 10 pages.
(d) 5 pages.

14. 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 parting of the Red Sea.
(d) The fish of the sea.

15. Where was Dr. Heinrich's family killed in a fire-bombing during WWII?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Dresden.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hanna describe as the source of the blue pigment in the panels of the Sarajevo Haggadah?

2. What is the name of Karaman's child?

3. When did the Sarajevo seige begin in the Bosnian War?

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

5. In what language does Serif speak to Stela in “An Insect’s Wing: Sarajevo, 1940"?

(see the answer keys)

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