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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the earliest days of Makor, who develops the practice of growing wheat ?
(a) Urbaal's father.
(b) Ur's wife.
(c) Thor's sister.
(d) Thurton's son.

2. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?
(a) Most escape into the nearby swamps.
(b) Most are killed and the rest are taken into slavery.
(c) The adults are killed but the children are spared.
(d) All are exiled to Jordan.

3. Why is Simeon against Yigal's plans to oppose the Romans?
(a) He believes the Romans are right and Yigal is wrong.
(b) He thinks Jews will survive only if they submit to the powerful Romans.
(c) He thinks Yigal is a common laborer who knows nothing about politics.
(d) He does not want to anger his Roman wife.

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

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

6. The early inhabitants of Makor spend less and less time hunting and more time doing what?
(a) Tending fields.
(b) Chasing bees.
(c) Raising sheep.
(d) Building homes.

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

8. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?
(a) Temple, pyramid, shrine, and obelisk.
(b) Basilica, temple, synagogue, and mosque.
(c) Shrine, tomb, and military statuettes.
(d) Fortress, pyramid, and minaret.

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

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

11. In "The Voice of Gomer," why are the Hebrews facing reprisals from Yahweh?
(a) For their stubbornness.
(b) For eating lamb.
(c) For leaving Babylonia.
(d) For sailing to Turkey.

12. As the book opens, Dr. John Cullinane arrives where?
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Bollywood.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Holy Land.

13. Who is Urbaal descended from?
(a) Thor.
(b) Ur.
(c) Baal.
(d) Uther.

14. When Makor becomes part of the Seleucid Empire, how are the Jews living there encouraged?
(a) The best, most fertile land of Makor is given to the Jews.
(b) A hundred new homes are built for the Jews.
(c) The emperor appoints fifty Jewish men to prominent leadership positions.
(d) The emperor allows the Jews to worship their own god as they wish.

15. 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) Making plans to dig a dozen more trenches.
(d) Talking with sponsors to procure more funds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job does Gomer's son hold in Makor?

3. In the chapter "Psalm of the Hoopoe Bird," the time line has moved forward to approximately what year?

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

5. John Cullinane is attracted to Vered Bar-el, but she is not interested in him since she's already engaged to whom?

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