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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 type of teaching does Amram follow in his life, and how important is it to him?
(a) Amram is an atheist.
(b) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Greek tradition.
(c) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Jewish tradition.
(d) Amram follows both the Greek and Jewish teachings.

2. How does Elisha begins his life as a Rabbi?
(a) By signing documents.
(b) Helping widows and children.
(c) Judging in Usha.
(d) Giving up all his possessions.

3. Who does Elisha present his idea to about Greek literature?
(a) Meir and the two Simeons.
(b) Akiba and the two Simeons.
(c) Deborah, Akiba, and Amram.
(d) Meir, Deborah and Simeon.

4. What idea does Elisha present to his friends about Greek literature?
(a) Studying it could help counter debate.
(b) That the Sanhedrin tax owners of Greek literature.
(c) Studying it could help people forget their faith.
(d) That they burn all Greek literature.

5. What happens when Palestine learns of Trajan's edict that the Temple may be rebuilt?
(a) Palestine petitions for the decision to be reversed.
(b) Money pours in from the Jewish people.
(c) Palestine businesses close down.
(d) Palestine mourns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soon after Elisha's conversation, a rider comes into town with what news?

2. What does Elisha tell Meir's wife?

3. Who arrives at the Temple Mount to stop the work on the rebuilding of the Temple?

4. Who takes over Elisha's circumcision ceremony at the absence of Abuyah?

5. Where did Elisha travel while studying, attending academies, and sitting with the masters?

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