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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 Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?
(a) Dr. Abulafia.
(b) Rabbi Eliezer's son.
(c) Yom Tov.
(d) Rabbi Zaki's distant cousin.

2. After sailing for Salonica in 1541 before the Inquisition reaches Italy, where do Rabbi Zaki and his family ultimately settle?
(a) Akka.
(b) Safed.
(c) Antioch.
(d) Tarsus.

3. Who is Kerith?
(a) General from Jerusalem.
(b) General from Makor.
(c) Hoopoe's slave.
(d) Hoopoe's wife.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Meshab becomes a free man, who gives orders to have him killed?

2. What does Dr. Abulafia do in Tunis?

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

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

5. The governor of Makor gives sanctuary to Gershom, who is a what?

(see the answer key)

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