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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Danny reads aloud about what historical figure that invented the idea of the tzaddik?
(a) Dov Bear.
(b) Elisha HaNavi.
(c) Shimon ben Lakish.
(d) Shlomo HaMelech.

2. Reuven's father says in Chapter 4 that "two people who are true friends are like two bodies with” what?
(a) “One heart.”
(b) “One soul.”
(c) “One mind.”
(d) “One ear.”

3. Danny Saunders finds Reuven at the library and reads aloud to him passages from what book in Chapter 8?
(a) Jews, Gentiles, and Christianity.
(b) The History of the Jews.
(c) The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels.
(d) Jews, God, and History.

4. What does Reb Saunders ask Reuven while they are alone waiting for tea in Chapter 8?
(a) What books Danny is reading.
(b) If Danny has a girlfriend.
(c) If Danny has lied to him.
(d) How Danny acts at school.

5. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 8 that he wants to read Freud but first must learn what in order to read his original writings?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven is not allowed to read yet, so he goes over what in his head at the library in Chapter 8?

2. What text do Danny and Reuven spend studying at Reb Saunders’ study in Chapter 8?

3. When was Shabbtai Zvi born?

4. In describing the history of the Jews, Reuven’s father says in Chapter 6 that which European country encouraged Jews to come live there because the country was poor and needed a boost to the economy?

5. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself.” Reuven chimes in to say that the second thing is to acquire what?

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