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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Saintly Men of Safed, pp. 763-869.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?
(a) He is appalled at what Spain is doing and takes his family to Makor.
(b) He gets a better job at Podi, Italy.
(c) He takes a trip to visit relatives in Germany.
(d) He has Jewish ancestors and fears the Inquisition.

2. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?
(a) A Roman soldier stole his wife.
(b) A Roman soldier slighted his father.
(c) He is tired of having to make bricks for free.
(d) He and other Jews refuse to accept statues of Caligula.

3. In 1500, Safed is a sleepy town of a thousand inhabitants. Within ninety years, it becomes a bustling city of approximately how many inhabitants?
(a) Sixty thousand.
(b) Fifteen thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Two hundred thousand.

4. When Hoopoe is finished with his engineering projects, he lives out his days in Makor doing what?
(a) Raising his children.
(b) Sculpting.
(c) Sailing.
(d) Tending his sheep.

5. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?
(a) Eustacian.
(b) Sephardi.
(c) Pontius.
(d) Josephus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hoopoe tries to get permission from the governor of Makor to build what?

2. Approximately how many of the Jews of Makor agree to support Yigal's plan to oppose the Romans?

3. In Podi, Italy, what does Rabbi Zaki tell his wife?

4. What is the outcome of the meeting that Petronius holds with Jewish leaders in Galilee?

5. How long does Meshab work for Hoopoe on his major engineering project?

(see the answer key)

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