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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Gentleman from Cracow," how does the synagogue burn to the ground?
(a) It is hit by lightning.
(b) The poor people burn it for warmth.
(c) The Gentleman sets it on fire.
(d) It is ignited as part of a ritual.

2. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," what does Nahum think emotions cause?
(a) Enlightenment.
(b) Disenchantment.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Suffering.

3. In "The Slaughterer," how do the rabbis describe the job of the slaughterer?
(a) Unobtrusive.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Sacred.
(d) Unfortunate.

4. In "Something Is There," what stops the rabbi's skepticism?
(a) Talking to his brother.
(b) Hearing about the war.
(c) Watching a man die.
(d) Seeing the moon.

5. In "Zeidel the Pope," how old is Zeidel when he becomes a rabbi?
(a) 47.
(b) 37.
(c) 57.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Powers," what do the delivery boy and the reporter both have an interest in?

2. In "Powers," what kind of women does the man say he thinks about often?

3. In "The Joke," with whom is Bendel trying to correspond?

4. In "A Friend of Kafka," to what does Kohn compare life?

5. In "Zeidel the Pope," to what religion does Zeidel convert?

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