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

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) Talking with sponsors to procure more funds.
(b) Reprimanding workers who are leaking information to the press.
(c) Putting together a progress report on the first year of the dig.
(d) Making plans to dig a dozen more trenches.

3. After Governor Jeremoth has the walls of Makor rebuilt, what group is able to breach the wall and capture Makor?
(a) Babylonians.
(b) Hebrews.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Canaanites.

4. As Volkmar prepares for a siege, he figures that there is enough food at Ma Coeur to feed all the farmers for at least how long?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five years.

5. How long does it take Gomer and her son to travel from Makor to Jerusalem?
(a) Twenty days.
(b) Fifteen days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Christianity declared the religion of the empire that Makor is a part of?

2. After sailing for Salonica in 1541 before the Inquisition reaches Italy, where do Rabbi Zaki and his family ultimately settle?

3. Why does Rabbi Eliezer, a German Jew in Gretz, decide to leave Germany with his wife Leah and their family?

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

5. Why does Urbaal buy a statue of the goddess Astarte?

(see the answer key)

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