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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. Isidore Gottesman and other Jews prepare to go to Safed to do what?
(a) Evict the Dutch.
(b) Evict the British.
(c) Defend the city for the Jewish state.
(d) Speak with the mayor in hopes of avoiding a conflict.

2. Why does the widow Zipporah seek Cullinane's help?
(a) She's attracted to Cullinane and simply wants more time with him.
(b) She wants to become an archaeologist but doesn't know where to start.
(c) She wants to marry someone but can't get permission to do so.
(d) She wants a job at the dig but nobody will hire her.

3. On his way to Makor, Abd Umar sees Safat burning and knows that it is the work of whom?
(a) Abu Malek.
(b) Abd Mehdi.
(c) Abu Zeid.
(d) Abd Zair.

4. Why does Urbaal buy a statue of the goddess Astarte?
(a) To protect his home and children.
(b) To protect his flock of sheep.
(c) To help restore his health.
(d) To help his wife be fertile.

5. When the men of Makor return home after fighting with an army that is ultimately defeated, Gomer's son is _____.
(a) Not among them.
(b) Walking among the survivors.
(c) Now a captured slave.
(d) Carried in on a stretcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 167 B.C.E., what additional religion has been introduced in Makor?

2. When Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari meets with his superior to talk about the constitution, what does he say about reformers?

3. After Rabbi Zaki's wife Rachel dies in Safed, who does he end up marrying?

4. As Cullinane starts working with his colleagues on the dig at Makor, he notes that everyone gets along so well and there is no animosity between who?

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

(see the answer key)

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