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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Stillenstadt, Part 1 | Chapter 3, Stillenstadt, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Judith rejoice when she becomes pregnant for the fourth time?
(a) She is afraid Mordecai will leave her.
(b) Her first three babies died in infancy.
(c) She senses something is wrong with the fetus.
(d) She can't feed more children.

2. What did Yankel, the young Galician, do when he saw the parade of fascists?
(a) He threw stones at them.
(b) He ran away from them and hid.
(c) He ran to join them.
(d) He fainted from fear.

3. Why is Chaim's son, the Just Man, called Brother Beast?
(a) He is illiterate, and he loves no one.
(b) He is illiterate, and he's cruel to people.
(c) He is illiterate and cannot speak.
(d) He is illiterate and loves plants and animals more than people.

4. How does the Just Man designate Benjamin as his heir?
(a) The Just Man kisses his hand.
(b) The Just Man prays for him.
(c) The Just Man kneels before him.
(d) The Just Man anoints his head.

5. What does the ancient text say is the role of Israel in the world?
(a) To atone for the wrongs of mankind.
(b) To fight for justice.
(c) To take upon itself the sufferings of mankind.
(d) To create the sufferings of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Judith raise that Mordecai cannot answer?

2. Why does Mordecai Levy advise the village girl he meets to be kind to him?

3. What occupation does Mordecai Levy take up after harvesting potatoes?

4. How did Rabbi Yom Tov Levy get his people out of the besieged watchtower of York?

5. What is "Berlin Madness"?

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