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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Elisha receive from Pappas?
(a) Old, ancient scrolls.
(b) A ring.
(c) An expensive lamp.
(d) A Greek book.

2. What is the small delegation of the Sanhedrin sages alarmed by?
(a) That everyone has lost faith in God.
(b) That they might completely overpower the Romans in this battle.
(c) The prospect of fighting a war.
(d) The idea that no one is willing to fight for their beliefs.

3. When Elisha begins his studies on Antioch, what does he study first?
(a) Advanced Greek grammer.
(b) The business of human trading.
(c) Basic Greek grammar, culture, and history.
(d) Mathematics.

4. Why does Amram decide not to let Elisha become married to Theo?
(a) Amram thinks Theo distracts Elisha from his studies.
(b) Amram knows that Elisha is in love with Deborah.
(c) Deborah's family is much wealthier than Theo's.
(d) Because Theo's family is part Greek.

5. Who is the leader of the rebels?
(a) Julianus of Tarsus.
(b) Maximus of Tarsus.
(c) Saul of Tarsus.
(d) Rabbi Joshua of Tarsus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tobias, Elisha's steward, furious with Pappas and Elisha for their conversation with the Romans?

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

3. What is Elisha dismayed to discover when he arrives to help with the court case?

4. Once Elisha surveys the desolation at the Temple Mount, what does he tell Joshua?

5. While the seventy sages of the Sanhedrin are in session, who raises the question about whether a man should use Greek books and letters to read and study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Elisha unjustly brought to court for sentencing?

2. Do you think Shraga is right to rebel against the Roman government and fight for his beliefs?

3. How does Shraga treat Elisha when they're working on the merchant's court case together?

4. How does Elisha handle his new life in Antioch?

5. Why is Elisha fascinated by Akiba when he meets him?

6. Why was Elisha and Deborah's marriage pre-arranged by Amram?

7. What is the job of the Sanhedrin?

8. Why does Julianus of Tarsus encourage the Jews to fight?

9. Why are Akiba and the two Simeons uncomfortable talking to Elisha about Greek literature?

10. Why did the merchant's business suffer after taking his case to the Roman courts?

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