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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to Yigal?
(a) He is crucified.
(b) He dies of a heart attack.
(c) He is thrown into the lions' den.
(d) He escapes.

2. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?
(a) Most are killed and the rest are taken into slavery.
(b) All are exiled to Jordan.
(c) The adults are killed but the children are spared.
(d) Most escape into the nearby swamps.

3. To keep his funding for the dig, Cullinane knows he has to produce what?
(a) Results.
(b) Scrolls.
(c) Gold.
(d) Legends.

4. In 2200 B.C.E., about seven thousand years after Makor is first inhabited, what types of dwellings are found there?
(a) Stone palaces.
(b) Underground chambers.
(c) Mud-brick houses.
(d) Canvas tents.

5. Why does Urbaal buy a statue of the goddess Astarte?
(a) To help his wife be fertile.
(b) To protect his home and children.
(c) To protect his flock of sheep.
(d) To help restore his health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?

2. In 2200 B.C.E., Makor is ruled by whom?

3. Leah, who is Zadok's daughter, wants to marry whom?

4. As the book opens, Dr. John Cullinane arrives where?

5. In the midst of writing about Makor's earliest inhabitants, the author jumps forward to the present. What does he say Cullinane is doing while Vered is in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Michener fast forwards to the present-day dig at Makor in the chapter "Yigal and His Three Generals," what is Cullinane learning about the Ashkanazi and the Sephardi?

2. Why does the leader of the Canaanites accept Zadok and his people?

3. Why do Ur and his son work on building a dike?

4. Who is Paul Zodman, and how is he helping with the excavation at Makor?

5. Describe how Ur and his family live during Makor's earliest days.

6. What time and money investment will be required to complete the dig at Makor? How much finances does Cullinane have on hand?

7. Explain who John Cullinane is and what he is doing in Israel.

8. Why do conflicts arise between Zadok's people and Uriel's people?

9. Describe Hoopoe's engineering projects.

10. Explain why the rulers of Makor during the Seleucid Empire allow the Jews of the town to worship as they wish.

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