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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does El-Shaddai tell Zadok about other gods?
(a) Zadok should worship them.
(b) They intend to harm Zadok.
(c) Zadok should not worship them.
(d) They intend to bless Zadok.

2. Which god does Hoopoe primarily worship?
(a) El-Shaddai.
(b) Yahweh.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Baal.

3. Zadok and his people follow El-Shadai's orders and cross the Jordan into the land of:
(a) Isaac Naphtali.
(b) The Hebrews.
(c) The Canaanites.
(d) Epher Ibsha.

4. During the time of the Seleucid Empire around 167 B.C.E., who is the leader of the Jewish community of Makor?
(a) Jehubabel.
(b) Nebuchadrezzar.
(c) Rimmon.
(d) Ptolemais.

5. What is the name of Gomer's son?
(a) Elrikimon.
(b) Elion.
(c) Riku.
(d) Rimmon.

6. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?
(a) Plant lemon trees.
(b) Build homes near the well.
(c) Plant lettuce patches.
(d) Build sailboats using balsa wood.

7. When Antiochus Epiphanes is declared a divine emperor, what is moved into the temple?
(a) The baby cradle that had belonged to the infant emperor.
(b) The silver crown once worn by the emperor.
(c) A gigantic head of the emperor.
(d) A sword the emperor used to kill his primary enemies.

8. Dr. Cullinane's expedition is being managed and administered by archaeologist Ilan Eliav, who works for a _____.
(a) Corporate sponsor.
(b) Government ministry.
(c) Private library.
(d) Public university.

9. Why is one of the first inhabitants of Makor chasing bees?
(a) To find honey for his family.
(b) To locate honey to trade with nearby villagers.
(c) To keep the bees away from his cattle.
(d) To keep the bees away from his family.

10. The governor of Makor gives sanctuary to Gershom, who is a what?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Magician.
(c) Dethroned king.
(d) Drug dealer.

11. What did the engineer Hoopoe do for Makor?
(a) Built a new defense wall.
(b) Modernized farming techniques.
(c) Built an impenetrable castle.
(d) Modernized sailboat designs.

12. 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.

13. When Hoopoe needs new iron tools to dig tunnels, he travels to get them from where?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Phoenicia.
(d) Jerusalem.

14. Who does Gomer's son eventually marry?
(a) Mikal, daughter of Jeremoth.
(b) Sophie, a seer in Jerusalem.
(c) Elsha, daughter of Judah.
(d) Shalil, a peasant in Makor.

15. Why is Simeon against Yigal's plans to oppose the Romans?
(a) He believes the Romans are right and Yigal is wrong.
(b) He thinks Jews will survive only if they submit to the powerful Romans.
(c) He thinks Yigal is a common laborer who knows nothing about politics.
(d) He does not want to anger his Roman wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a menorah from around 1550 C.E. is uncovered at the dig, news stories incorrectly refer to it as what?

2. While Cullinane and his associates work on the excavation site, they live and eat where?

3. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?

4. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?

5. During the earliest days of Makor, who develops the practice of growing wheat ?

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