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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. What does Dr. Abulafia do in Tunis?
(a) Divorces his wife.
(b) Kills an Inquisitor.
(c) Becomes a priest.
(d) Fakes his own murder.

2. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?
(a) Pontius.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Sephardi.
(d) Eustacian.

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

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

5. When the general Vespasian is sent to crush the Jews of Makor, what does the now much older Yigal say his people must do?
(a) Assasinate the general.
(b) Resist the Romans again.
(c) Escape to Jerusalem.
(d) Submit to Roman rule.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hoopoe tries to get permission from the governor of Makor to build what?

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

4. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?

5. During their active resistance against the Romans, Yigal and his group lie down in the path of Romans in order to stop _____.

(see the answer key)

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