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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Jim Bardayal.
(b) Rabbi Yad Vashem.
(c) Rabbi Arthur Schnitzler.
(d) Rabbi Abraham Seneor.

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

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

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

5. Who greets Hanna when she arrives at Scotland Yard in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) Clarissa Montague-Morgan.
(b) Serif and Stela Kamal.
(c) Keith Lowery.
(d) Delilah Sharanksy.

6. By when are the Jews ordered to move from the kingdoms in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?
(a) By the end of June, 1493.
(b) By the end of August, 1493.
(c) By the end of July, 1492.
(d) By the end of December, 1492.

7. Where was Hanna's father a professor of Russian language and literature in the U.S.?
(a) New York University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Boston University.

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

9. To what city does Reyna de Serena say she is going when she leaves Venice in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Ragusa.
(c) Odessa.
(d) Jerusalem.

10. What type of surgery does Hanna's mother undergo after the car accident in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) A splenectomy.
(b) Neurosurgery.
(c) A back surgery.
(d) A hysterectomy.

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

12. Who is the doctor that calls Hanna to inform her that her mother is hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Dr. Werner Heinrich.
(b) Dr. Josip Boscovic.
(c) Dr. Keith Lowery.
(d) Dr. Max Friosole.

13. What Jewish sin is considered Judah Aryeh's greatest weakness in the novel?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Homosexuality.

14. What image appears on the clasp to the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Circles.
(c) Wings.
(d) Stars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "avodat ha kodesh" translated as in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

2. In what color is David's body clad in for burial in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

3. Whom does Reuben claim gave him the objects of Jewish worship under torture?

4. Where does David Ben Shoushan live with his family in 1492?

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

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