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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Intro and Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?
(a) Second century before the Common Era.
(b) Fourth century before the Common Era.
(c) Third century before the Common Era.
(d) First century before the Common Era.

2. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?
(a) The Manchourian Emperor.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Scandinavian Russ.
(d) The Georgian King.

3. What was Volodya's family concerned with?
(a) That they would go to prison for talking to Potok.
(b) That Volodya's nephew will get their exit visa.
(c) That Potok was a KGB agent.
(d) That Volodya's nephew would be sent to war.

4. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) Russian prosecution.
(c) The Armenian genocide.
(d) The creation of the Jewish state.

5. Who persecuted the Jews of the Black Sea during the first century of the Common Era?
(a) The Greek Catholic Church of Byzantium.
(b) The Greek Orthodox Church of Moscow.
(c) The French Orthodox Church of Byzantium.
(d) The Greek Orthodox Church of Byzantium.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?

2. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?

3. When did Potok and his wife arrive in Moscow at the start of the Prologue?

4. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?

5. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?

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