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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Professor Gordon ask Reuben?
(a) If Reuven is interested in Rachel.
(b) Whether God is a just god.
(c) The fair and Michael's behavior.
(d) If God is demanding.

2. Who does Kalman believe has the authority to interpret ancient Hebrew texts?
(a) The great commentators of old.
(b) Only an ordained Rabbi.
(c) No one.
(d) Anyone who has studied the necessary prerequisites.

3. For what is Reuven preparing?
(a) His smicha examination.
(b) To visit Michael.
(c) Marriage.
(d) To travel to a European Yeshiva.

4. What does Kalman think Reuven wavers between?
(a) Zeal and apathy.
(b) Hot and cold.
(c) The physical and spiritual worlds.
(d) Orthodoxy and heterodoxy.

5. What is the setting at the opening to Chapter 8?
(a) The Frankel library.
(b) Rav Kalman's Torah class.
(c) Professor Gordon's home.
(d) A sailboat on the East River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Michael think his father exhausts himself?

2. What does Michael talk about in the field of astronomy?

3. What does Reuven realize about Danny's work with Michael?

4. What is one possible explanation for Michael's nosebleeds?

5. How often does Reuven see Rachel between October and December?

(see the answer key)

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