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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Morse's secretary 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. What color bed did Edith buy when her parents came for Rosh Hashanah?

4. Where is Dropsie College located?

5. Where did Ruben go to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Netanyahu's relationship with Dropsie College, and why was Netanyahu not able to stay on at Dropsie College?

2. Why was Ruben chosen to be on the hiring committee for Dr. Ben-Zion Netanyahu?

3. What did Ruben and his family have to deal with as the only Jewish family in Corbindale?

4. How did Ruben and Edith usually split holidays?

5. How does Dr. Ben-Zion Netanyahu pass off theology as history in his works?

6. Why did Sabine and Walt bring a nose cream for Judy?

7. Who is the narrator?

8. Who was the first person to send a letter of recommendation for Netanyahu?

9. How did Ruben serve in World War II?

10. Why would Levavi and his colleagues at Hebrew University not object to Netanyahu obtaining a position in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruben is assigned to be on the hiring committee for Netanyahu. Why is he assigned to the committee? Why is the fact that both men are Jewish not enough for Ruben to welcome the man unquestioningly?

Essay Topic 2

Ruben and Edith are only expecting Dr. Netanyahu. How does the change in plans affect the Blums? Why does having the entire family come make the visit distressing?

Essay Topic 3

Netanyahu comments that his "exegeses tend toward the eisgetical" (166). Why does he make that statement? How does it relate to his style of teaching and how it undermines faith?

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