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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Elisha and Pappas going when they run into Theo?
(a) They are headed to watch a cow give birth.
(b) They are going to find Elisha's father and his uncle.
(c) They are going to find an encampment of Roman soldiers in the area.
(d) They are going to study Greek and Roman works.

2. When Elisha is going back to Nicholaus, what does he overhear his father say to Uncle Amram?
(a) He does not believe in the miracle of the parting of the Red Sea.
(b) He thinks he should take over direction of Elisha's studies.
(c) He worries Elisha does not believe in miracles.
(d) He does not think Elisha studies hard enough.

3. What is the name of Meir's wife?
(a) Beruriah.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Beryl.
(d) Malachi.

4. Who does Elisha know that dies of the plague?
(a) Joseph and Josiah.
(b) Meir's children.
(c) Deborah and her servant girl.
(d) All of the members of the Sanhedrin.

5. While the seventy sages of the Sanhedrin are in session, who raises the question about whether a man should use Greek books and letters to read and study?
(a) A Rabbi.
(b) Abuyah.
(c) Elisha.
(d) The Patriarch.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Abuyah dies, who burns all the books and documents that are not Jewish?

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

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

4. After Elisha's first meeting with Rabbi Joshua, how does Rabbi Joshua win Elisha's confidence?

5. Why does Amram decide not to let Elisha become married to Theo?

(see the answer key)

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