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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. 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.

2. When does Elisha leave the arena?
(a) The next day when the attendants find him.
(b) Before the executions.
(c) Elisha leaves only when the harlot tells him to.
(d) After the first killing.

3. What did rabbi Joshua do when the ex-communication of Elisha was read at Sanhedrin?
(a) Said he knew of Elisha's Greek studies.
(b) Left the Sanhedrin in anguish over his friends misfortune.
(c) Said he would go to Antioch and find Elisha by himself.
(d) Introduced an interdict on Greek studies.

4. What is the name of the Greek scholar who instructs Elisha as a boy?
(a) Nicholaus.
(b) Theo.
(c) Pappas.
(d) Abuyah.

5. What does Nicholaus tell Elisha when Elisha says he cannot repress his feelings and obsession with finding the truth?
(a) They must only meet secretly from now on.
(b) He will stand by him as a friend.
(c) He will report him to the authorities.
(d) Their friendship is over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two friends of Elisha are going insane because of the knowledge they have gained from Greek literature?

2. Elisha returns home for major festivals and uses this time to learn what from Amram?

3. How many years did Elisha sit as an observer and Joshua's apprentice at the Sanhedrin?

4. What news does Pappas return to Antioch with?

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

(see the answer key)

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