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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters I - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Uncle Amram take Elisha to begin his training to become a rabbi and sage?
(a) Rome.
(b) The Home of Rabbi Joshua.
(c) The Red Sea.
(d) The Home of Pappas.

2. What great tragedy happened to Elisha's family?
(a) Both his mother and father died.
(b) His grandparents died.
(c) His father died.
(d) His mother died.

3. Once Elisha surveys the desolation at the Temple Mount, what does he tell Joshua?
(a) That he does not believe in God.
(b) That he does not think the rebuilding will ever happen.
(c) That he is divorcing Deborah.
(d) That he is glad the rebuilding of the Temple will happen soon.

4. What sort of people does Elisha find himself in the company of after accepting an invitation to dinner by one of the rhetoricians?
(a) Hedonistic and self centered.
(b) Rabbis and sages.
(c) Both religious zealots and scientists.
(d) Polite and well educated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Elisha travel while studying, attending academies, and sitting with the masters?

3. Who is the confusing and angry man Elisha meets at dinner before he meets Simeon ben Azzai and Simeon ben Zoma?

4. What is the commander's response to the pleading of the sages?

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

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