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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amram decide not to let Elisha become married to Theo?
(a) Because Theo's family is part Greek.
(b) Deborah's family is much wealthier than Theo's.
(c) Amram knows that Elisha is in love with Deborah.
(d) Amram thinks Theo distracts Elisha from his studies.

2. What type of teaching does Amram follow in his life, and how important is it to him?
(a) Amram is an atheist.
(b) Amram follows both the Greek and Jewish teachings.
(c) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Jewish tradition.
(d) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Greek tradition.

3. When Abuyah dies, who burns all the books and documents that are not Jewish?
(a) Theo.
(b) Nicholaus.
(c) Uncle Amram.
(d) Elisha.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Elisha overcome with discontent when he visits with Meir and Beruriah?

3. What does Elisha realize about his two years of study and the knowledge he has gleaned?

4. What is the origin of Theo's name?

5. Whose mother dies soon after childbirth?

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