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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Saintly Men of Safed, pp. 763-869.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will resign his post without reaching a decision and move to Greece.
(b) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.
(c) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.
(d) He will send his troops to kill Yigal and his group.

2. Even though the fifteenth century is the Renaissance era, the Jews continue to be what?
(a) Censored.
(b) Oppressed.
(c) Given special privileges.
(d) Revered.

3. After Meshab becomes a free man, who gives orders to have him killed?
(a) Queen Bathsheba.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) Queen Isis.
(d) King David.

4. Who is Kerith?
(a) General from Makor.
(b) General from Jerusalem.
(c) Hoopoe's slave.
(d) Hoopoe's wife.

5. Safed is a booming manufacturing city and major trading center by the time Rabbis Zaki and Eliezer and Dr. Abulafia arrive. These men help turn Safed into what else?
(a) Wine-making center.
(b) Peach-growing center.
(c) Spiritual center.
(d) Mining center.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the four members of Rabbi Eliezer's family, which ones survive and find refuge?

2. Where do Yigal and his group go to in order to protest against the Romans to Petronius?

3. What is the outcome of the meeting that Petronius holds with Jewish leaders in Galilee?

4. How long does Meshab work for Hoopoe on his major engineering project?

5. When Hoopoe needs new iron tools to dig tunnels, he travels to get them from where?

(see the answer key)

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