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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters XV - XVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elisha know that dies of the plague?
(a) All of the members of the Sanhedrin.
(b) Deborah and her servant girl.
(c) Joseph and Josiah.
(d) Meir's children.

2. How is Elisha welcomed when he arrives at the home of Pappas in Antioch?
(a) Pappas tells Elisha how ashamed of Elisha he is for running away.
(b) He is welcomed warmly.
(c) He arrives to find Pappas does not recognize Elisha.
(d) Pappas refuses to let Elisha in his home unless he accepts God.

3. Why does Pappas go back to Israel?
(a) To ask rabbi Joshua for advice concerning Elisha.
(b) To extract a message of intent from the Sanhedrin concerning Elisha.
(c) To inform the Sanhedrin that Elisha has no intent to return to Israel.
(d) To bring Deborah back to Antioch with him.

4. What does Elisha's life revolve around once he begins his studies?
(a) Books.
(b) Antiphanes.
(c) Greek and Roman mythology.
(d) Manto.

5. How are over thirty rabbis able to meet in the attic of a friend in Lydda?
(a) They pretend to be old women attending a knitting party.
(b) They pretend to be lepers.
(c) They pretend to be merchants attending a market.
(d) The rabbis experience no problems and meet without disguise.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Elisha begins his studies on Antioch, what does he study first?

2. What is Elisha dismayed to discover when he arrives to help with the court case?

3. What happens to people who are caught practicing Jewish traditions and teachings?

4. Where is Elisha sent, as a sage, to sit in court over a controversial issue?

5. How does Elisha begins his life as a Rabbi?

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