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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fires of Ma Coeur, pp. 705 - 760.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the year 605 B.C.E., in what condition is Hoopoe's wall found?
(a) Expanded.
(b) Gone without a trace.
(c) Crumbling.
(d) Rebuilt.

2. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Poseidon.

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

4. In the earliest days of Makor, the person who breaks the flint in his spear leads whom to a place where the stone is readily available?
(a) Urbaal and his father.
(b) Thurton and his wife.
(c) Ur and his son.
(d) Thor and his daughter.

5. In order for a Byzantine basilica to be built in Makor, what must be destroyed to make room for it?
(a) Thirty Jewish buildings.
(b) The library.
(c) Part of the wall that surrounds Makor.
(d) Part of the irrigation system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though Yohanan wants his son Menahem to be a Jew, what do the rabbis tell him?

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

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

4. In "The Old Man And His God," the author paints a picture of Makor during what time period?

5. Cullinane and the staff begin digging at Makor hoping to find what, among other things?

(see the answer key)

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