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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. How does Elisha meet Akiba?
(a) Rabbi Joshua introduces them when they get to the Sanhedrin.
(b) Akiba is Elisha's teacher.
(c) At the Sanhedrin during the proceedings.
(d) At a dinner.

2. When Elisha's trial period as a sage apprentice is over, what does he decide to do?
(a) He returns home and learns carpentry with Pappas.
(b) He swims in the Red Sea and drowns.
(c) He runs away from Uncle Amram.
(d) He chooses to continue his training with Joshua.

3. Who is the confusing and angry man Elisha meets at dinner before he meets Simeon ben Azzai and Simeon ben Zoma?
(a) Zion, a young rabbi.
(b) Shraga, a rebellious and almost insane fighter for the Jews.
(c) Azzar, an old carpenter.
(d) Josef, a member of the Sanhedrin.

4. Who does Elisha find out he has been betrothed to?
(a) Shraga.
(b) Theo.
(c) Zoma.
(d) Deborah.

5. What gift does Elisha receive from Pappas?
(a) A ring.
(b) A Greek book.
(c) Old, ancient scrolls.
(d) An expensive lamp.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Where does Uncle Amram take Elisha to begin his training to become a rabbi and sage?

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