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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Kalman's Torah class?
(a) Kalman's apology to Greenfield.
(b) Kalman's announcement about his teacher.
(c) Kalman's humility.
(d) Kalman's behavior towards Professor Gordon.

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

3. Where is Reuven summoned at the end of the chapter?
(a) To visit the foremost Rabbi alive at the time.
(b) To visit a Yeshiva in Israel as a guest lecturer.
(c) To see Michael.
(d) To meet with two other Yeshivas who have job offers.

4. According to David Malter, how do scribal errors influence his interpretation of texts?
(a) The errors are not mentioned by the narrator.
(b) They do not have any bearing on how he interprets texts.
(c) The errors give him the authority to re-interpret words.
(d) They render the texts useless.

5. What is Reuven's opinion about the proposed treatment for Michael?
(a) He has no opinion.
(b) He thinks it is unlikely to make a difference.
(c) He thinks it is cruel.
(d) He supports Danny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reuven notice about his father?

2. What languages are difficult for Kalman in reading David Malter's book?

3. Why does Michael think his father exhausts himself?

4. Against what does Kalman fight?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reb Saunders tell Reuven and what does Reuven do?

2. What does Kalman say to Reuven about his smicha exam?

3. What does Reuven think about the reason for orthodox Jews to become so stubborn?

4. What does Michael say about Rav Kalman's article?

5. About what is Reuven's father happy?

6. What is Michael's recent disturbing behavior and what precipitated Michael's actions?

7. What do Reuven and Professor Gordon discuss when Reuven visits him?

8. What does Reuven tell his father about his meetings with Rav Kalman and what is David Malter's response?

9. Describe the altercation between Kalman and Greenfield.

10. What does Danny tell Reuven and what is Reuven's reaction?

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