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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609” – “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the first Jews to settle in Venice in 1516?
(a) Russian bankers.
(b) German loan bankers.
(c) Russian field workers.
(d) Polish pawnbrokers.

2. When Hanna finally gets to see the book for the first time in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996,” she says that "No conservator had handled this manuscript for" how long?
(a) "Fifty years."
(b) "Twenty years."
(c) "A century."
(d) "Two centuries."

3. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice from Egypt and Syria?
(a) The Galicia.
(b) The Levantinis.
(c) The Hietzings.
(d) The Ponentini.

4. In what area did Hanna earn her PhD?
(a) American History.
(b) Archeology.
(c) Fine art conservation.
(d) Ancient Near Eastern languages.

5. Where is Hanna's home?
(a) Boston, U.S.
(b) Sydney, Australia.
(c) New York, U.S.
(d) Paris, France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Hanna to tell her that the Sarajevo Haggadah has shown up in “Hanna: Sarajevo, Spring 1996”?

2. On what day of the week is the Muslim Sabbath?

3. When did the Hapsburgs annex Bosnia?

4. What was the group of Jews called that arrived in Venice after being expelled from Spain and then Portugal by the Catholic monarchs?

5. Where is Hanna's mother being held at the hospital in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

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