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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. 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.

2. What did the engineer Hoopoe do for Makor?
(a) Built a new defense wall.
(b) Built an impenetrable castle.
(c) Modernized sailboat designs.
(d) Modernized farming techniques.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hoopoe needs new iron tools to dig tunnels, he travels to get them from where?

2. Of the four members of Rabbi Eliezer's family, which ones survive and find refuge?

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

4. In 1500, Safed is a sleepy town of a thousand inhabitants. Within ninety years, it becomes a bustling city of approximately how many inhabitants?

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

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