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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Yigal in the year 67 C.E.?
(a) Sixty-seven.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Eighty-nine.
(d) Forty-one.

2. When Makor is part of the Seleucid Empire, the Jews living there respect the deities of other cultures but worship their god named _____.
(a) YHWH.
(b) ELIO.
(c) ZMYZ.
(d) SHADAY.

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

4. Where do Yigal and his group go to in order to protest against the Romans to Petronius?
(a) Ptolemais.
(b) Athens.
(c) Persia.
(d) Accho.

5. In the chapter "Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird," the time line has moved forward to approximately what year?
(a) 123 C.E.
(b) 7012 B.C.E.
(c) 963 B.C.E.
(d) 892 C.E.

6. Why does Kerith express deep discontent to General Amram?
(a) He disagrees with the rulers of Jerusalem.
(b) She wants to be free.
(c) She wants to return to Jerusalem.
(d) He disagrees with the rulers of Makor.

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

8. After Meshab becomes a free man, who gives orders to have him killed?
(a) Queen Bathsheba.
(b) King David.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Queen Isis.

9. Returning to the earliest days of Makor, the author writes that someone saves Ur's daughter from a dog about to attack. Who saves her?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A bee chaser.
(d) Her mother.

10. When the general Vespasian is sent to crush the Jews of Makor, what does the now much older Yigal say his people must do?
(a) Resist the Romans again.
(b) Assasinate the general.
(c) Escape to Jerusalem.
(d) Submit to Roman rule.

11. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will send his troops to kill Yigal and his group.
(b) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.
(c) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.
(d) He will resign his post without reaching a decision and move to Greece.

12. The governor of Makor gives sanctuary to Gershom, who is a what?
(a) Dethroned king.
(b) Magician.
(c) Drug dealer.
(d) Murderer.

13. Gomer's son is forced to serve in the army of the _____.
(a) Hebrews.
(b) Egyptians.
(c) Caananites.
(d) Babylonians.

14. Who is the first person to greet Dr. Cullinane when he arrives in Israel as the book opens?
(a) Carmel Tewfik.
(b) Mahmoud Akko.
(c) Bahai Solante.
(d) Jemail Tabari.

15. By Zadok's era, copper tools have been in use for how long?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Three thousand years.
(d) Twelve thousand years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The early inhabitants of Makor spend less and less time hunting and more time doing what?

2. In 2200 B.C.E., how do the Makor villagers protect themselves?

3. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?

4. In "The Old Man And His God," the author paints a picture of Makor during what time period?

5. During the time of the Seleucid Empire around 167 B.C.E., who is the leader of the Jewish community of Makor?

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