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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Cullinane and his associates work on the excavation site, they live and eat where?
(a) Tents.
(b) Budget motel.
(c) Kibbutz.
(d) Luxury hotel.

2. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?
(a) Sephardi.
(b) Pontius.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Eustacian.

3. Who perfects the planting techniques developed during Makor's earliest days?
(a) Thor's father.
(b) Thurton's sister.
(c) Ur's son.
(d) Urbaal's wife.

4. Timon and Shelomith are ordered to be executed, but after news arrives that Herod is dead they _____.
(a) Are imprisoned indefinitely.
(b) Are freed.
(c) Find a way to escape.
(d) Are exiled to Antioch.

5. Urbaal believes his statues were stolen by whom?
(a) Sumino.
(b) Timna.
(c) Joktan.
(d) Amalek.

6. By 167 B.C.E., what additional religion has been introduced in Makor?
(a) Hellenism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Taoism.
(d) Confucianism.

7. Who is Kerith?
(a) General from Jerusalem.
(b) Hoopoe's wife.
(c) Hoopoe's slave.
(d) General from Makor.

8. In 2200 B.C.E., Makor is ruled by whom?
(a) King.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Empress.
(d) Queen.

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

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

11. Dr. Cullinane's expedition is being managed and administered by archaeologist Ilan Eliav, who works for a _____.
(a) Government ministry.
(b) Private library.
(c) Public university.
(d) Corporate sponsor.

12. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?
(a) Plant lemon trees.
(b) Build homes near the well.
(c) Build sailboats using balsa wood.
(d) Plant lettuce patches.

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

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

15. After Cullinane gives a preparatory lecture explaining plans and procedures to the staff at the dig before excavations begin, what does he do?
(a) Returns to Chicago for a month.
(b) Faints from heat exhaustion.
(c) Goes on a date.
(d) Answers questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the general Vespasian is sent to crush the Jews of Makor, what does the now much older Yigal say his people must do?

2. After Yahweh tells Gomer to take her son to Jerusalem, what does the widow suspect?

3. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to Yigal?

4. During the earliest days of Makor, who develops the practice of growing wheat ?

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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