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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. 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.

2. 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) Three months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Eight weeks.

3. Why does Menalaus have his circumcision reversed?
(a) To avoid having to pay a fine.
(b) To become a citizen and compete in the Olympics.
(c) To be able to marry the woman he loves.
(d) To avoid being executed.

4. Under the leader Uriel, Makor is prosperous, having developed a monetary system utilizing what?
(a) Feathers and leaves.
(b) Rubies and pearls.
(c) Rocks and seashells.
(d) Silver and gold.

5. When the city of Safed is about to be transferred over to Arab control, what do the Arabs want?
(a) A new mayor.
(b) Additional homes built to accomodate more families.
(c) Additional time to work out all the details.
(d) The Jews to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. The rabbis of Makor believe that even if the Jewish people have no nation, they will always be bound by what?

2. Which god does Hoopoe primarily worship?

3. On his way to Makor, Abd Umar sees Safat burning and knows that it is the work of whom?

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?

5. During their active resistance against the Romans, Yigal and his group lie down in the path of Romans in order to stop _____.

(see the answer key)

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