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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Reuben claim gave him the objects of Jewish worship under torture?
(a) Ruti.
(b) Joseph.
(c) David.
(d) Rosa.

2. How does the rabbi explain the principle use of kosher salt to Hanna in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) It is used to bless the food before eating.
(b) It is used to keep away evil spirits.
(c) It is used to sprinkle on the table before eating.
(d) It is used to brine meat to remove blood.

3. In what year was the queen's confessor, Tomas de Torquemada named Grand Inquisitor of the Holy Inquisition?
(a) 1483.
(b) 1477.
(c) 1511.
(d) 1492.

4. What is the Christian name that Reuben takes when he converts to Christianity?
(a) Renato del Salvador.
(b) Joseph Anderson.
(c) Arthur Frisole.
(d) Jim Bardayal.

5. How far pregnant was Hanna's mother when Hanna's father died?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven months.

6. Who was the renowned Torah sage and the court's financial advisor that made a case for the Jews with the monarchs in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Isaac Abravanel.
(b) Jim Bardayal.
(c) Joseph Kohen.
(d) Arthur Schnitzler.

7. When was Hanna's father born?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1942.

8. What is the name of Raz's wife?
(a) Alia.
(b) Aida.
(c) Sara.
(d) Afsana.

9. In what year did Pope Sixtus V proclaim a ban on any books by Jews or Saracens that contained anything against the Catholic Church?
(a) 1601.
(b) 1559.
(c) 1595.
(d) 1589.

10. Who has sent Hanna the photograph of the woman with the silver earring in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) Arthur Schnitzler.
(b) Frau Zweig.
(c) Werner Heinrich.
(d) Ozren Karaman.

11. How many commandments comprise the Talmud?
(a) 10.
(b) 42.
(c) 613.
(d) 593.

12. What are Hanna and Ozren doing in her dream in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Walking on the beach.
(b) Walking in the woods.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Making muffins.

13. For how long has Raz been married in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

14. How old was Hanna's father when he died?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 39.
(d) 26.

15. What leads to the saltwater that is found on the Haggadah's pages?
(a) They appear when the book falls from the ship.
(b) They appear when Ruti swims to the ship.
(c) They appear when Ruti baptizes Rosa's baby.
(d) They appear when Rosa kills herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Miriam word that Ruti is going to a hiding place in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

2. Where does Raz's wife hold an assistant professorship teaching poetry in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?

3. Who was the Jewish Rabbi that pressed the case for the Jews and had arranged the queen's secret marriage to Ferdinand, according to the narrator in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

4. What Jewish sin is considered Judah Aryeh's greatest weakness in the novel?

5. What is the name of David Ben Shoushan's wife?

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