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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. What happens to the new rabbis after Judah ben Baba ordains them?
(a) They escape from the Romans without harm.
(b) They disappear.
(c) They convert to Buddhism.
(d) They refuse to teach the people.

2. What sort of people does Elisha find himself in the company of after accepting an invitation to dinner by one of the rhetoricians?
(a) Rabbis and sages.
(b) Hedonistic and self centered.
(c) Both religious zealots and scientists.
(d) Polite and well educated.

3. Who arrives on a Roman ship at the port of Antioch?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Pappas.
(d) A delegation of the Sanhedrin.

4. What task has Rabbi Judah ben Baba been chosen for during the meeting in the attic?
(a) To ask the Romans to leave them alone.
(b) To conduct the sacrifice of a small sheep.
(c) To perform the ceremony for the new rabbis.
(d) To execute Elisha for his unbelief.

5. Who arranges that Elisha be released from jail?
(a) Antiphanes.
(b) Pappas.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Manto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Rufus say will sit with Elisha during the upcoming trials?

2. What impresses Elisha about the Roman court system?

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

4. Why is Elisha ashamed when he watches the spectacle at the local arena where men and lions kill each other?

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

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