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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. Who goes mad and implicates Elisha as the one who created the disbelief in him?
(a) Simeon ben Azzai.
(b) Akiba.
(c) Nicholaus.
(d) Simeon ben Zoma.

2. How do the deaths from the plague affect Elisha?
(a) He ignores their deaths.
(b) He finds justification for their deaths in the Bible.
(c) He questions God's mercy for causing such anguish.
(d) He is not affected by the deaths at all.

3. Roman officers come to the house of Pappas to deliver what document to Elisha?
(a) A letter from his wife, Deborah, pleading for his return.
(b) A welcome letter from the chief justice of the province.
(c) An order from the Roman empire to leave Antioch forever.
(d) A summons to appear before the chief justice of the province.

4. How does Elisha plan to defend himself to the Sanhedrin?
(a) He does not plan to defend himself.
(b) He intends on asking for forgiveness.
(c) He will explain how he built his faith on a foundation of truth.
(d) He will ask his friends to testify for his faith and character.

5. Who does Elisha present his idea to about Greek literature?
(a) Deborah, Akiba, and Amram.
(b) Meir, Deborah and Simeon.
(c) Akiba and the two Simeons.
(d) Meir and the two Simeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which court does the the merchant take his case, after he leaves the Jewish court?

2. What does Elisha accidentally do in Jewish academy class one day?

3. What does Elisha's life revolve around once he begins his studies?

4. Who does Elisha find, to his delight and surprise, in Caeserea?

5. What did Elisha's best friends do because they were manipulated by Elisha?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One, Chapter XX, what advice does Nicholaus give to Elisha about Elisha's obsession with Greek literature?

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

3. How does Simeon ben Azzai die?

4. What does Nicholaus, Elisha's tutor, look like?

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

6. Do you think Elisha manipulated his friends to study Greek literature for his own purposes?

7. What strikes Elisha as characteristic about the people of Antioch?

8. What secret does Elisha tell Beruriah, and why?

9. Elisha sees a young boy climbing a tree for bird eggs. What happens to the little boy and how does it affect Elisha?

10. Why does Pappas tell Elisha that he may move with him to Antioch?

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