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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Rabbi Dr. Chaim Edelman known Dr. Netanyahu off and on?
(a) Nearly a dozen years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 19 years.
(d) Over a decade.

2. Where did Ruben serve during World War I?
(a) France and England.
(b) Italy and France.
(c) England and France.
(d) U.S.

3. What was Edith's maiden name?
(a) Drucker.
(b) Aaronson.
(c) Huberman.
(d) Steinmetz.

4. What type of perfume did Sabine wear in 1959?
(a) Sandalwood.
(b) Bergamot.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Gardenia.

5. What color bed did Edith buy when her parents came for Rosh Hashanah?
(a) Gray.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Black.
(d) Khaki.

6. When did Dr. Netanyahu leave Philadelphia for Israel?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1950.

7. What was the name of Ruben's mother-in-law?
(a) Sabine.
(b) Cadence.
(c) Abbie.
(d) Esther.

8. What did Peretz Levavi teach Chapter 5?
(a) Hebrew & Semitic Languages.
(b) Assyriology, Aryanology, and Indo-European Linguistics.
(c) Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology.
(d) Basic Jewish Studies.

9. What was the name of the synagogue where Ruben went to Hebrew School?
(a) Sutton Place.
(b) East End Temple.
(c) Jewish Center.
(d) Young Israel.

10. How many times did Ruben win the Corbin Distinguished Teacher prize?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

11. Where did Ruben's parents emigrate from?
(a) Novgorod.
(b) Stavropol.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Minsk.

12. Where was the closest shul to Corbindale?
(a) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(b) Schenectady, New York.
(c) Poughkeepsie, New York.
(d) Erie, Pennsylvania.

13. When did Ruben marry his childhood sweetheart?
(a) Day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
(b) His first leave from the army.
(c) Before he was drafted into the army.
(d) Day after the Germans occupied Holland.

14. In what area did Ruben build his reputation?
(a) Taxation studies.
(b) Early New England.
(c) Early California.
(d) Colonial catallactics.

15. How many honorary degrees did Ruben receive?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shade was on the floor lamp in Ruben's study in 1959?

2. When did Ruben receive a copy of a recommendation for Dr. Netanyahu from the president of Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning?

3. Where is Dropsie College located?

4. Where did Peretz Levavi say in letter of recommendation in Chapter 5 that he used to teach?

5. What type of wood lined Ruben's study in 1959?

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