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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. Even though Yohanan wants his son Menahem to be a Jew, what do the rabbis tell him?
(a) He can't be.
(b) One day he may be.
(c) He can choose to join the faith only after he spends twenty years studying.
(d) He can choose to join the faith when he's twenty-one.

2. Hoopoe tries to get permission from the governor of Makor to build what?
(a) Water system.
(b) Spiraling tower.
(c) Five-story temple.
(d) Twenty-room mansion.

3. By 167 B.C.E., what additional religion has been introduced in Makor?
(a) Taoism.
(b) Hellenism.
(c) Confucianism.
(d) Buddhism.

4. Abd Umar believes that the Jews discovered God, that God sent Jesus Christ as a prophet, and that God sent Muhammad as the next prophet, making Islam what?
(a) A common sense approach to daily life.
(b) A continuation of the religions started by Jews and Christians.
(c) A compilation of all world religions put together.
(d) The only religion that tolerates others.

5. Why does Muzaffar urge Volkmar to send his son back to Germany?
(a) He believes the Mamelukes will invade.
(b) He feels his son is a bad influence on Makor.
(c) He believes the boy should attend German schools.
(d) He wants more power for himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Menahem converts to Christianity, who else converts with him?

2. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?

3. After Governor Jeremoth has the walls of Makor rebuilt, what group is able to breach the wall and capture Makor?

4. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?

5. Urbaal believes his statues were stolen by whom?

(see the answer key)

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