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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. 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) An important military parade.
(c) The delivery of statues.
(d) The collection of taxes.

2. Why is one of the first inhabitants of Makor chasing bees?
(a) To keep the bees away from his family.
(b) To locate honey to trade with nearby villagers.
(c) To keep the bees away from his cattle.
(d) To find honey for his family.

3. When Menahem converts to Christianity, who else converts with him?
(a) His father Yohanan.
(b) The local tax collector.
(c) His beloved Jael.
(d) Rabbi Asher.

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

5. In governing the people of Tubariyeh in the 1880s, the ruler of this city is used to doing what?
(a) Collecting bribes.
(b) Consulting with the Sultan directly.
(c) Asking his wife for advice.
(d) Listening to all sides before reaching a decision.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?

2. When Makor becomes part of the Seleucid Empire, how are the Jews living there encouraged?

3. In exchange for water in the Jewish settlements, the leader of Tubariyeh is trying to get baksheesh, which is what?

4. In Beirut, what happens to Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari's brother-in-law, who is a constitution reformer?

5. Accompanied by the trader Muzaffar, what does Volkmar do on the trip he starts in April?

(see the answer key)

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