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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twilight of an Empire, pg. 873 - 927.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Gomer's son hold in Makor?
(a) Fixing tents.
(b) Supervising Jeremoth's olive grove.
(c) Managing Jeremoth's library.
(d) Making bricks.

2. By the time Islam arrives at Makor, there is a great deal of bickering between several Christian factions, particularly the Egyptians and Byzantines and what other two Christian groups?
(a) The Alexandrians and the Turks.
(b) The Astorians and those who follow Greece.
(c) The Nestorians and those who follow Rome.
(d) The Gentiles and the Cossacks.

3. In Beirut, what happens to Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari's brother-in-law, who is a constitution reformer?
(a) He is given asylum and is free to roam the city.
(b) He is promoted to the position of captain.
(c) He is accused of conspiracy and hanged.
(d) He is kidnapped by Bedouins and sold into slavery.

4. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?
(a) School.
(b) Library.
(c) Warehouse.
(d) Temple.

5. What major campaign starts in 1095 C.E.?
(a) Spanish Inquisition.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Crusades.
(d) Tribal Consolidation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?

2. What do the rabbis of Makor do with the Law, the directives delivered by God?

3. What kind of place is Tubariyeh?

4. What did the engineer Hoopoe do for Makor?

5. Why is Urbaal killed?

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