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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he presents the Sarajevo Haggadah to Giovanni, Judah Aryeh claims he obtained the book by what means?
(a) By inheriting it from his grandfather.
(b) By making it himself.
(c) By buying it from an artist.
(d) By winning a game of chess.

2. What pope had claimed, "I am pope everywhere except in Venice," according to the narrator in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) Pope John XXIII.
(b) Pope Benedict XVI.
(c) Pope Gregory XIII.
(d) Pope Pius XI.

3. How did Mittl die?
(a) From a brain aneurysm.
(b) From a heart attack.
(c) From arsenic poisoning.
(d) From a car accident.

4. How old was Father Giovanni Vistorini when he came to Venice?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 6.

5. What museum does Hanna describe visiting in the beginning of "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) The National Maritime Museum.
(b) The Whitney Museum.
(c) The Tate Museum.
(d) The Museum of Modern Art.

6. Where did Reyna de Serena flee to come to Venice?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

7. Who brings Miriam word that Ruti is going to a hiding place in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Sava.
(b) Lola.
(c) Micha.
(d) Rosa.

8. From what animal is the hair that was found on the Sarajevo Haggadah, according to the analyst?
(a) It is from a dog.
(b) It is from a cat.
(c) It is from a weasel.
(d) It is from a squirrel.

9. In what color is David's body clad in for burial in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

10. Micha tells the soldier that comes looking for Ruti that she left his shop with a soldier from where in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Venice.
(c) Perello.
(d) Cairo.

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

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

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

14. 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"?
(a) Rabbi Yad Vashem.
(b) Rabbi Arthur Schnitzler.
(c) Rabbi Abraham Seneor.
(d) Rabbi Jim Bardayal.

15. What does the Zohar translate to?
(a) The Book of Silence.
(b) The Book of Splendor.
(c) The Book of Prayer.
(d) The Book of Secrets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets Hanna when she arrives at Scotland Yard in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

2. What is the name of Judah Aryeh's wife?

3. What is the name of Zahra's father?

4. Where was Hanna's father a professor of Russian language and literature in the U.S.?

5. How does the rabbi explain the principle use of kosher salt to Hanna in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?

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