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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 5 | Chapter 4, The Just Man of the Flies, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mordecai believe is the significance of being Jewish?
(a) They are wiser through suffering than other peoples.
(b) They are holier than other people.
(c) They are cursed by God.
(d) They are persecuted on behalf of the whole world.

2. How did Rabbi Yom Tov Levy get his people out of the besieged watchtower of York?
(a) He dug a tunnel.
(b) He disguised them.
(c) He killed them.
(d) He offered to take their place at the stake.

3. How does Benjamin defend the apostate who returns to Judaism?
(a) He is voluntarily suffering; let us not add to his burden.
(b) He has suffered enough during his time as a Christian.
(c) He will suffer as God wills.
(d) He has chosen correctly; let us celebrate with him.

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

5. What does Jacob do to avoid being recognized as a Jew on the way to the synagogue?
(a) He takes off his cloak.
(b) He wears casual clothes.
(c) He stops talking.
(d) He takes off his cap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who defends Ernie against the accusations of the grocer's wife?

2. Why did the Jews refuse to work in Polish factories when the country industrialized?

3. When Benjamin's hand bleeds, what do his fellow workers think about their cruelty?

4. What is Benjamin Levy's occupation?

5. What does Ernie win for good performance in school?

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