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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. Where does Elisha go to escape the cold of the blizzard?
(a) The home of Pappas.
(b) The Sanhedrin.
(c) The library.
(d) The headquarters of Rufus.

2. As Elisha and Pappas travel back through the lands of their birth, what do they find has become of their homes?
(a) They have been destroyed.
(b) New families live there, and not much else has changed.
(c) They are no loger welcomed because no one knows them anymore.
(d) Roman soldiers now occupy them.

3. Where is Elisha taken after the executions?
(a) To the home of Pappas, who has been executed.
(b) To the home of Nicholaus, who cares for him.
(c) To jail.
(d) To Rufus.

4. Which two friends of Elisha are going insane because of the knowledge they have gained from Greek literature?
(a) The two Simeons.
(b) Akiba and Simeon ben Azzai.
(c) Simeon ben Zoma and Akiba.
(d) None of Elisha's friends are going insane.

5. Who does Elisha want to seek out to answer his questions?
(a) His old childhood friends.
(b) The Christians and Gnostics.
(c) Each member of the Sanhedrin, individually.
(d) His old tutor, Josef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the strength of the Jewish faith expected to outlast?

2. When Elisha begins his studies on Antioch, what does he study first?

3. Which renewed friend provides Elisha with a cover to get the books he needs?

4. Why do Manto and Elisha always have a third person with them?

5. Who does Rufus say will sit with Elisha during the upcoming trials?

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