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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 do Volkmar and the Mameluke captain hope?
(a) That the current truce will last the full ten years.
(b) That the Mongols will agree to begin trading in their region.
(c) That Muzaffar will not betray Volkmar.
(d) That Volkmar's son will grow to be a just leader.

2. What do the rabbis of Makor do with the Law, the directives delivered by God?
(a) Change them.
(b) Write them down on library walls.
(c) Study and interpret them.
(d) Enforce them.

3. Who perfects the planting techniques developed during Makor's earliest days?
(a) Thurton's sister.
(b) Thor's father.
(c) Urbaal's wife.
(d) Ur's son.

4. The Mamelukes take over the Muslim Empire from Damascus. Volkmar requests permission from the Mamelukes to do what?
(a) Establish a trading post near Damascus.
(b) Travel with his son through the empire.
(c) Negotiate a treaty with their leader.
(d) Build a library in their capital city.

5. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?
(a) Plant lemon trees.
(b) Plant lettuce patches.
(c) Build homes near the well.
(d) Build sailboats using balsa wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Antiochus Epiphanes is declared a divine emperor, what is moved into the temple?

2. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?

3. When Tabari offers Shmuel Hacohen Jewish books, what does Hacohen do?

4. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?

5. To keep his funding for the dig, Cullinane knows he has to produce what?

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