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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Bee Eater & Of Death and Life, pp. 87-171.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the earliest days of Makor, who develops the practice of growing wheat ?
(a) Ur's wife.
(b) Thurton's son.
(c) Thor's sister.
(d) Urbaal's father.

2. In the midst of writing about Makor's earliest inhabitants, the author jumps forward to the present. What does he say Cullinane is doing while Vered is in Chicago?
(a) Reprimanding workers who are leaking information to the press.
(b) Talking with sponsors to procure more funds.
(c) Putting together a progress report on the first year of the dig.
(d) Making plans to dig a dozen more trenches.

3. While Cullinane and his associates work on the excavation site, they live and eat where?
(a) Budget motel.
(b) Kibbutz.
(c) Luxury hotel.
(d) Tents.

4. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?
(a) Basilica, temple, synagogue, and mosque.
(b) Fortress, pyramid, and minaret.
(c) Temple, pyramid, shrine, and obelisk.
(d) Shrine, tomb, and military statuettes.

5. Urbaal believes his statues were stolen by whom?
(a) Joktan.
(b) Amalek.
(c) Timna.
(d) Sumino.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2200 B.C.E., about seven thousand years after Makor is first inhabited, what types of dwellings are found there?

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

3. Dr. John Cullinane is a respected what?

4. Dr. Cullinane's expedition is being managed and administered by archaeologist Ilan Eliav, who works for a _____.

5. In 2200 B.C.E., how do the Makor villagers protect themselves?

(see the answer key)

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