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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. What do the Roman reinforcements bring with them?
(a) Horse drawn chariots.
(b) Written demands from the Emperor.
(c) The plague.
(d) Medical supplies to help the wounded.

2. Who brings Elisha the news that Manto is dying?
(a) Manto's maid.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Pappas.
(d) Poleman.

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

4. What information about the new rabbis reaches Elisha in Caeserea?
(a) The new rabbi's birthplaces.
(b) He learns nothing about the new rabbis.
(c) The new rabbis are missing.
(d) The new rabbi's names.

5. What happens when Elisha goes to Manto's home when she is alone?
(a) Manto tells Elisha that Rufus is planning on killing him.
(b) Elisha tells Manto he must leave Antioch.
(c) They discuss the arena where men and lions kill each other.
(d) They consummate their love for one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Elisha and Pappas travel back through the lands of their birth, what do they find has become of their homes?

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

3. Elisha's obsession with truth has caused what to dissolve?

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

5. Why do Akiba and Elisha not speak when they meet?

(see the answer key)

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