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

2. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.
(b) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.
(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.

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

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

5. Where do Yigal and his group go to in order to protest against the Romans to Petronius?
(a) Persia.
(b) Athens.
(c) Accho.
(d) Ptolemais.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of work do Rabbi Zaki's wife and daughters do in Safed?

3. The engineer Hoopoe is named after what?

4. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?

5. After sailing for Salonica in 1541 before the Inquisition reaches Italy, where do Rabbi Zaki and his family ultimately settle?

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