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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of surgery does Hanna's mother undergo after the car accident in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) A back surgery.
(b) A splenectomy.
(c) Neurosurgery.
(d) A hysterectomy.

2. How far pregnant was Hanna's mother when Hanna's father died?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six months.

3. From whom does Reyna de Serena say she obtained the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) From the manservant of her mother's.
(b) From her father.
(c) From her great-great-aunt.
(d) From her grandmother.

4. What was the name of the woman who was driving the car with Hanna's mother in it when she crashed?
(a) Frau Zweig.
(b) Anna Heinrich.
(c) Delilah Sharansky.
(d) Stela Kamal.

5. What does the word "Esplugues" translate to in English?
(a) "Mountains."
(b) "Caves."
(c) "Valleys."
(d) "Women."

6. Where does David Ben Shoushan live with his family in 1492?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

7. Who was the renowned Torah sage and the court's financial advisor that made a case for the Jews with the monarchs in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Jim Bardayal.
(b) Joseph Kohen.
(c) Arthur Schnitzler.
(d) Isaac Abravanel.

8. What comprises the first part of the Talmud?
(a) The Mishnah.
(b) The Gemara.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Vedas.

9. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice after being expelled from Spain and then Portugal by the Catholic monarchs?
(a) The Ponentini.
(b) The Levantinis.
(c) The Galicia.
(d) The Hietzings.

10. What is "avodat ha kodesh" translated as in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) "A holy work."
(b) "A betrayal."
(c) "A mortal sin."
(d) "The sanctity of marriage."

11. In what year was the queen's confessor, Tomas de Torquemada named Grand Inquisitor of the Holy Inquisition?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1511.
(c) 1483.
(d) 1477.

12. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice from Egypt and Syria?
(a) The Levantinis.
(b) The Ponentini.
(c) The Hietzings.
(d) The Galicia.

13. When he presents the Sarajevo Haggadah to Giovanni, Judah Aryeh claims he obtained the book by what means?
(a) By inheriting it from his grandfather.
(b) By making it himself.
(c) By winning a game of chess.
(d) By buying it from an artist.

14. Where is Hanna's mother being held at the hospital in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Mount Zion Hospital.
(b) Bellevue Hospital.
(c) St. Mary's Hospital.
(d) Mount Auburn Hospital.

15. What is the name of Hanna's mother's secretary?
(a) Dora.
(b) Lola.
(c) Janine.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Pope Sixtus V proclaim a ban on any books by Jews or Saracens that contained anything against the Catholic Church?

2. By what nickname does Ruti's father call her?

3. Where does Rosa go to hide after watching the bailiff take away her parents?

4. How old was the woman who was driving the car that Hanna's mother was in when it crashed?

5. Where does Raz's wife hold an assistant professorship teaching poetry in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

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