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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elisha think about his new wife after the week-long festival?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He is embarrassed by her.

2. Who takes over Elisha's circumcision ceremony at the absence of Abuyah?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Uncle Amram.
(c) Elisheba.
(d) Eliezer.

3. What is Abuyah's dying wish for Elisha to fulfill?
(a) That Elisha will be wholehearted and not torn in two.
(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 do what his uncle, Amram, tells him to do.

4. Does Abuyah consort with pagan philosophers and read Greek books?
(a) Sometimes, but he hides his beliefs from everyone.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) When he was younger, but he does not do so anymore.

5. Who tells Elisha that there are rebels among the Jews?
(a) Uncle Amram.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Rabbi Joshua.
(d) Rabbi Peter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Pappas finds Elisha alone in the garden, what does he tell him?

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

4. How old is Elisha when he gets married?

5. What is the name of the Greek scholar who instructs Elisha as a boy?

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