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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tell, pp. 1019-1088.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opposes the plans Isidore Gottesman and other Jews are making for Safed?
(a) Ilan Eliav.
(b) Rabbi Itzik.
(c) Netanel Hacohen.
(d) Vered Bar-El.

2. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?
(a) Temple.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) School.
(d) Library.

3. Zadok and his people follow El-Shadai's orders and cross the Jordan into the land of:
(a) The Hebrews.
(b) The Canaanites.
(c) Epher Ibsha.
(d) Isaac Naphtali.

4. When Makor is part of the Seleucid Empire and an edict is given stating that Jews can no longer circumcise their male children, some Jews justify this order while others _____.
(a) Plan a secret revolt against the emperor.
(b) Convince the non-Jews that circumcision is a superior practice.
(c) Move back to Jerusalem where they can practice their customs freely.
(d) Refuse to break the covenant Abraham had made regarding circumcision.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of World War II, Isidore Gottesman marries Ilana and settles where?

2. In the region of Palestine in the 1940s, which ruling group is preparing to leave the area?

3. In the first chapter, the archaeologists are sure they've found the castle they're looking for in _____.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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