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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, the Just Man of the Flies, Part 1 | Chapter 4, The Just Man of the Flies, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "Berlin Madness"?
(a) Using sharp words to endure distress.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Forgetting one's homeland.
(d) Public renouncing of one's religion.

2. What does Moritz recommend to avoid persecution?
(a) Dress like the rest of the population.
(b) Learn to speak better German.
(c) Worship at home.
(d) Cut off earlocks.

3. Why did the Jews refuse to work in Polish factories when the country industrialized?
(a) They thought the factories were devilish.
(b) They were too frail.
(c) They could not observe the Sabbath.
(d) They preferred honorable starvation to work.

4. Who overruns and destroys the Levys' village?
(a) Cossacks.
(b) Italians.
(c) Ukrainians.
(d) Germans.

5. What occupation does Mordecai Levy take up after harvesting potatoes?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Peddler.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moritz love best as a child?

2. What does Benjamin think will make Jews become Germans?

3. What is Mordecai's pet name for Judith?

4. Why does Benjamin decide not to tell his wife that he is a Just Man?

5. What does Jacob do to avoid being recognized as a Jew on the way to the synagogue?

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