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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Elisha begins his studies on Antioch, what does he study first?
(a) Basic Greek grammar, culture, and history.
(b) The business of human trading.
(c) Advanced Greek grammer.
(d) Mathematics.

3. Who encourages Elisha to publish his monograph?
(a) The librarian.
(b) Antiphanes.
(c) Pappas.
(d) Manto.

4. Who does Rufus say will sit with Elisha during the upcoming trials?
(a) Pappas.
(b) A harlot.
(c) His mother.
(d) Nobody.

5. On his next journey, when Elisha stops in a small town what does he see?
(a) A magician doing magic tricks.
(b) A temple being built.
(c) A washerwoman break her leg.
(d) A small girl dying on the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Manto say it is impossible for her to marry Elisha?

2. Does Abuyah consort with pagan philosophers and read Greek books?

3. What does Elisha say to the other rabbis after they witness a boy fall from a tree and die?

4. Why has Akiba come to Antioch to raise money for war against the Romans?

5. How do the great sages go to their deaths?

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