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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. 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) Three thousand.
(b) Sixty thousand.
(c) Two hundred thousand.
(d) Fifteen thousand.

2. What does Dr. Abulafia do in Tunis?
(a) Fakes his own murder.
(b) Becomes a priest.
(c) Kills an Inquisitor.
(d) Divorces his wife.

3. In Podi, Italy, what does Rabbi Zaki tell his wife?
(a) They will have to leave.
(b) They are not allowed to have any more children.
(c) They have been given fifty acres of land.
(d) They must send her brother home.

4. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.
(b) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.
(c) He will resign his post without reaching a decision and move to Greece.
(d) He will send his troops to kill Yigal and his group.

5. The engineer Hoopoe is named after what?
(a) Arabian mountain lion.
(b) Spanish deer.
(c) Israeli bird.
(d) Egyptian lizard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to Yigal?

3. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?

4. After Rabbi Zaki's wife Rachel dies in Safed, who does he end up marrying?

5. During their active resistance against the Romans, Yigal and his group lie down in the path of Romans in order to stop _____.

(see the answer key)

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