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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will rid himself of what?
(a) Political affiliations.
(b) Sidelocks and Hasidic attire.
(c) Religious viewpoints.
(d) His family heritage.

2. Reuven's father says in Chapter 13, "...the fanaticism of men like Reb Saunders kept us alive for” how many years of exile?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 2,000.

3. What is the term used to describe the rabbinic ordination Danny will undergo in Chapter 16?
(a) Smicha.
(b) Pilpul.
(c) Shabbat.
(d) Payot.

4. What is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Zionism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Mormonism.

5. What has Reuven Malter’s father suffered in Chapter 12?
(a) Temporary amnesia.
(b) A stroke.
(c) An aneurism.
(d) A heart attack.

6. Danny Saunders’ psychology professor explains to him that no one scientist is what in Chapter 13?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Normal.
(c) God.
(d) In charge.

7. Where do Reuven and his family go to stay at a cottage in Chapter 10?
(a) Milford, Massachusetts.
(b) Scranton, Pennsylvania.
(c) Peekskill, New York.
(d) Rutland, Vermont.

8. Which character in the novel says, “It is the end of Hitler, may his name and memory be erased” in Chapter 11?
(a) Reb Saunders.
(b) David Malter.
(c) Rav Gershenson.
(d) Reuven Malter.

9. Danny Saunders worries when his brother becomes ill in Chapter 17 because it may mean that he will not inherit what?
(a) The Talmud.
(b) The tzaddik.
(c) The caftan.
(d) The goyim.

10. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?
(a) January 30, 1882.
(b) June 23, 1897.
(c) March 4, 1865.
(d) October 14, 1916.

11. Reuven’s Talmud instructor calls on him to discuss Talmud texts at the end of February in Chapter 14. For how many days does Reuven continue discussing the passage in class?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

12. Danny Saunders discusses his feelings about experimental psychology with what professor in Chapter 13?
(a) David Malter.
(b) Professor Applebaum.
(c) Dr. Snydman.
(d) Dr. Grossman.

13. What refers to the virtue of empathy for the suffering of others?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Tolerance.
(c) Misogyny.
(d) Compassion.

14. What psychological term refers to the ability to acquire knowledge without inference and/or the use of reason?
(a) Intuition.
(b) Calamity.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Arrogance.

15. What does Reuven ask Danny when he visits him after starting his studies in the end of Chapter 18?
(a) If he has had a daughter.
(b) If he will be married soon.
(c) If he is pursuing his law degree.
(d) If he will raise his son in silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danny say to explain his presence to Reuven in Chapter 16?

2. When the news of unconditional surrender comes from the Germans, it is determined that the death toll of the Jews murdered in the concentration camps was over how many?

3. For how long does Reuven’s family go to stay in a cottage in Chapter 10?

4. Who is elected President of his class in Chapter 11?

5. Reb Saunders views a secular Jewish state as a sacrilege and violation of what?

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