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

2. After Meshab becomes a free man, who gives orders to have him killed?
(a) Queen Bathsheba.
(b) Queen Isis.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King David.

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

4. How long does Meshab work for Hoopoe on his major engineering project?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Fort y years.

5. After Rabbi Zaki's wife Rachel dies in Safed, who does he end up marrying?
(a) Analisa, sister of Dr. Abulafia.
(b) Johana, sister of Rabbi Eliezer.
(c) Mariana, daughter of Dr. Abulafia.
(d) Elisheba, daughter of Rabbi Eliezer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter "Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird," the time line has moved forward to approximately what year?

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

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

4. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?

5. What did the engineer Hoopoe do for Makor?

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