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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters XVI - XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Eliezer's proposal concerning the ban against pagan literature?
(a) It creates a tie in the Sanhedrin.
(b) It is voted down.
(c) It is laughed out of court.
(d) It is adopted and set into motion.

2. What is Abuyah's dying wish for Elisha to fulfill?
(a) That Elisha do what his uncle, Amram, tells him to do.
(b) That Elisha train to become a rabbi and sage.
(c) That Elisha burn all books and documents that are not Jewish.
(d) That Elisha will be wholehearted and not torn in two.

3. To which court does the the merchant take his case, after he leaves the Jewish court?
(a) The Grecian court.
(b) The Elysian court.
(c) The merchant drops the case.
(d) The Roman court.

4. What gift does Elisha receive from Pappas?
(a) An expensive lamp.
(b) A ring.
(c) Old, ancient scrolls.
(d) A Greek book.

5. Where does Uncle Amram take Elisha to begin his training to become a rabbi and sage?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Home of Rabbi Joshua.
(c) The Home of Pappas.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the merchant's business after the court case?

2. What do Deborah's behavior and actions at the feast make very clear about her character?

3. Why is Abuyah considered something of a heretic among others in this society?

4. What is the name of Meir's wife?

5. Why is Rabbi Johannan amazed that Elisha is studying to become a rabbi?

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