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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Cullinane tells Eliav that he plans to marry Vered Bar-El, what does Eliav say?
(a) Vered finds Cullinane repulsive.
(b) Vered will never marry a non-Jew.
(c) Americans are so rude.
(d) A date for the wedding of Bar-El and Eliav has already been set.

2. At the end of the book, who does Vered Bar-El decide to marry?
(a) Zodman.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Eliav.
(d) Cullinane.

3. At the end of the book, Tabari explains that he has never left the area because _____.
(a) The food here is the best anywhere.
(b) An ancient curse prevents him from leaving.
(c) The land is special to both Arabs and Jews.
(d) His dead wife is buried on the hilltop, and he wants to be near her.

4. After looking at newspaper clippings of Vered Bar-El, Cullinane decides that he will do what?
(a) Confront Ilan Eliav and state his love for Vered.
(b) Get back to work and forget about her.
(c) Catch the next plane back to America.
(d) Propose as soon as she gets off the plane.

5. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?
(a) Library.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) School.
(d) Temple.

6. Shmuel Hacohen seeks help from the leader of Tubariyeh to do what?
(a) Bring the rest of his family to Tubariyeh.
(b) Ask the Sultan to send a delegation to Spain.
(c) Acquire land where incoming Jews can settle.
(d) Collect enough money to sail to Italy.

7. The Mamelukes take over the Muslim Empire from Damascus. Volkmar requests permission from the Mamelukes to do what?
(a) Travel with his son through the empire.
(b) Negotiate a treaty with their leader.
(c) Establish a trading post near Damascus.
(d) Build a library in their capital city.

8. What do the rabbis of Makor do with the Law, the directives delivered by God?
(a) Enforce them.
(b) Study and interpret them.
(c) Write them down on library walls.
(d) Change them.

9. What kind of place is Tubariyeh?
(a) Very cold at an elevation of ten thousand feet above sea level.
(b) Very hot and located at nearly seven hundred feet below sea level.
(c) Moderate even though it's eight thousand feet above sea level.
(d) Moderate and at sea level.

10. At the end of World War II, Isidore Gottesman marries Ilana and settles where?
(a) Haifa.
(b) Antwerp.
(c) Tiberias.
(d) Kfar Kerem.

11. Shmuel Hacohen is a Jewish immigrant who ends up in Tubariyeh from where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Russia.

12. In the region of Palestine in the 1940s, which ruling group is preparing to leave the area?
(a) Greek.
(b) Dutch.
(c) British.
(d) Turkish.

13. Why does the widow Zipporah seek Cullinane's help?
(a) She's attracted to Cullinane and simply wants more time with him.
(b) She wants to marry someone but can't get permission to do so.
(c) She wants a job at the dig but nobody will hire her.
(d) She wants to become an archaeologist but doesn't know where to start.

14. On his way to Makor, Abd Umar sees Safat burning and knows that it is the work of whom?
(a) Abd Zair.
(b) Abd Mehdi.
(c) Abu Zeid.
(d) Abu Malek.

15. When Menahem converts to Christianity, what name does he adopt?
(a) Michael.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Mark.
(d) Mitchell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the city of Safed is about to be transferred over to Arab control, what do the Arabs want?

2. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?

3. As Volkmar prepares for a siege, he figures that there is enough food at Ma Coeur to feed all the farmers for at least how long?

4. After sailing for Salonica in 1541 before the Inquisition reaches Italy, where do Rabbi Zaki and his family ultimately settle?

5. Abd Umar does not advocate violence and strives to capture Makor:

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