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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. What is Deborah bothered by when around Meir and his wife?
(a) They live in squalor.
(b) Their children are annoying.
(c) They're not wealthy.
(d) They're richer than her.

2. What do Deborah's behavior and actions at the feast make very clear about her character?
(a) That she is in love with Pappas.
(b) That she values wealth more than friendship.
(c) That she is very temperamental.
(d) That she is warm and genuine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elisha's best friends do because they were manipulated by Elisha?

2. What happens to Eliezer's proposal concerning the ban against pagan literature?

3. What is Elisha's new plan concerning the Jews and Christians who believe differently than the traditional Jewish doctrine?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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