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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. Which god does Hoopoe primarily worship?
(a) Baal.
(b) El-Shaddai.
(c) Yahweh.
(d) Buddha.

2. During their active resistance against the Romans, Yigal and his group lie down in the path of Romans in order to stop _____.
(a) An attack against Jerusalem.
(b) The collection of taxes.
(c) The delivery of statues.
(d) An important military parade.

3. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?
(a) Most escape into the nearby swamps.
(b) Most are killed and the rest are taken into slavery.
(c) All are exiled to Jordan.
(d) The adults are killed but the children are spared.

4. Of the four members of Rabbi Eliezer's family, which ones survive and find refuge?
(a) The rabbi and his daughter.
(b) Only Rabbi Eliezer.
(c) The rabbi and his son.
(d) Rabbi Eliezer and his wife Leah.

5. Safed is a booming manufacturing city and major trading center by the time Rabbis Zaki and Eliezer and Dr. Abulafia arrive. These men help turn Safed into what else?
(a) Peach-growing center.
(b) Spiritual center.
(c) Wine-making center.
(d) Mining center.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?

2. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?

3. When the general Vespasian is sent to crush the Jews of Makor, what does the now much older Yigal say his people must do?

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

5. Why is Simeon against Yigal's plans to oppose the Romans?

(see the answer key)

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