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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Danny say about Michael?
(a) He is only mildly neurotic.
(b) He is just suffering from adolescent hormones.
(c) There is nothing wrong with him.
(d) He is quite mentally ill.

2. How many typographical errors does Reuven's father find in his new book?
(a) 0.
(b) Numerous.
(c) 1.
(d) 22.

3. What does Kalman claim unravels and destroys the Talmud's authority?
(a) The Jews having had so much previous Talmudic work destroyed during WWII.
(b) Any scholar's insistence on breaking from traditional methods of interpretation.
(c) David Malter's claims that there are errors in the transcriptions of the Talmud.
(d) No having a definitive authority since WWII.

4. What does Rav Kalman ask Reuven?
(a) To help Reuven's father feel better.
(b) To leave seminary.
(c) To teach a class on heterodoxy.
(d) To talk to Kalman about the tension between the two.

5. What does Reuven read that infuriates him?
(a) The second half of Kalman's article about David Malter's book.
(b) A letter from Rachel to Danny.
(c) A note from Rav Kalman to him.
(d) A letter from Michael to his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Reuven's opinion about the proposed treatment for Michael?

2. What is one consequence of the orthodox reaction to Rav Kalman's article?

3. When does Michael begin treatment?

4. Who asks Danny to visit?

5. When does Reuven return to seminary?

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