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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rabbi Johannan amazed that Elisha is studying to become a rabbi?
(a) Because Elisha isn't intelligent enough to handle the job.
(b) Because Elisha is a Greek.
(c) Because Elisha's father had strong sympathies for the Greek.
(d) Because Elisha is a lay carpenter.

2. Why does Deborah encourage Elisha to curry the Shraga's favor?
(a) She wants the Shraga to give Elisha more servants.
(b) She is concerned the Shraga might prevent his ordination.
(c) She wants Elisha to become Shraga's disciple.
(d) She is concerned the Shraga wants to take Elisha away from her.

3. Who tells Elisha Pappas is not good company for him, and that he should not be reading Greek books?
(a) Akiba.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Josef.
(d) Uncle Amram.

4. Who does Elisha find in prison?
(a) Pappas.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Joseph ben Sera.
(d) Akiba.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Elisha to publish his monograph?

2. What does Elisha say to the other rabbis after they witness a boy fall from a tree and die?

3. What is Abuyah's dying wish for Elisha to fulfill?

4. What does Nicholaus try to convince Elisha to do?

5. What do the people of Bethar do when they realize that the Romans will soon overrun their town?

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