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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. What is Benjamin Levy's occupation?
(a) A baker.
(b) A peddler.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A crystal maker.

2. What does the village girl point out to Mordecai Levy?
(a) The gate to leave the city.
(b) The city wall.
(c) The well.
(d) The synagogue.

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

4. What did Yankel, the young Galician, do to his fellow villagers?
(a) He rescued them all.
(b) He killed them all.
(c) He deserted them all.
(d) He buried them all.

5. What did Jews have to do to save their lives in York in 1185?
(a) Evacuate the synagogue.
(b) Cut their hair.
(c) Learn to speak English.
(d) Acknowledge the passion of Jesus Christ.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is each generation's joking response to "Let us speak of something gay"?

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

4. Why does Mordecai say their hearts are not entirely Jewish?

5. What were the Levys never able to identify about the Just Man in their family?

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