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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. Timon and Shelomith are ordered to be executed, but after news arrives that Herod is dead they _____.
(a) Are imprisoned indefinitely.
(b) Are exiled to Antioch.
(c) Are freed.
(d) Find a way to escape.

2. Leah, who is Zadok's daughter, wants to marry whom?
(a) Uriel's son Uriah.
(b) Amalek's son Estanto.
(c) Amalek's son Azani.
(d) Uriel's son Zebion.

3. Dr. John Cullinane is a respected what?
(a) Archaeologist.
(b) Physician.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Ambassador.

4. After sailing for Salonica in 1541 before the Inquisition reaches Italy, where do Rabbi Zaki and his family ultimately settle?
(a) Tarsus.
(b) Akka.
(c) Safed.
(d) Antioch.

5. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will resign his post without reaching a decision and move to Greece.
(b) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.
(c) He will send his troops to kill Yigal and his group.
(d) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Islam arrive in Makor?

3. John Cullinane is attracted to Vered Bar-el, but she is not interested in him since she's already engaged to whom?

4. When Volkmar meets with a Mameluke captain, what concern does the captain raise?

5. The rabbis of Makor believe that even if the Jewish people have no nation, they will always be bound by what?

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