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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. Where does David Ben Shoushan live with his family in 1492?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.
2. 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) 1559.
(b) 1589.
(c) 1595.
(d) 1601.
3. What comprises the first part of the Talmud?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Gemara.
(c) The Mishnah.
(d) The Vedas.
4. What is the name of Reuben's fiancee in the novel?
(a) Aida.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Alia.
5. What image appears on the clasp to the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Circles.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Wings.
(d) Stars.
Short Answer Questions
1. What pope had claimed, "I am pope everywhere except in Venice," according to the narrator in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
2. What is the name of Raz's wife?
3. When he presents the Sarajevo Haggadah to Giovanni, Judah Aryeh claims he obtained the book by what means?
4. How old is Zahra when she is taken into slavery?
5. 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"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship like between David and Joseph Ben Shoushan in the novel?
2. What problem does Father Vistorini find with the illustrations in the Sarajevo Haggadah?
3. How is the birth of Rosa's baby described in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
4. What does the Latin citation that opens “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609” translate to in English? What is indicated by this citation?
5. How is Ruti's relationship with Micha described in the narrative?
6. Who is Judah Aryeh? What is his relationship with Father Vistorini?
7. What weakness does Judah Aryeh demonstrate in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”? What are the repercussions of this weakness?
8. What is Ruti's relationship with Kabbalah? Why is this scandalous?
9. What has caused Hanna's mother to become hospitalized in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"? Where does Hanna go to see her?
10. What has led to the conflicts that David Ben Shoushan faces in “Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492”?
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