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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 Canaanites.
(d) The Hebrews.

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

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

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

7. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?
(a) A Roman soldier slighted his father.
(b) A Roman soldier stole his wife.
(c) He is tired of having to make bricks for free.
(d) He and other Jews refuse to accept statues of Caligula.

8. When Hoopoe needs new iron tools to dig tunnels, he travels to get them from where?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Phoenicia.
(d) Cairo.

9. Why is Urbaal killed?
(a) He killed a man.
(b) So that his wife could marry another.
(c) So that his house could be used by the priests.
(d) He kidnapped the king's daughter.

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

11. Why does Governor Tarphon write a report advising the government to withdraw edicts against Jewish traditions?
(a) He's worried all the Jews will move elsewhere.
(b) Because the edicts are unfair.
(c) To avoid a rebellion.
(d) He's trying to impress a Jewish lady he likes.

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

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

14. What is the outcome of the meeting that Petronius holds with Jewish leaders in Galilee?
(a) Petronius refuses to lift the ban on circumcisions.
(b) The Jews refuse to accept the statues.
(c) Petronius refuses to improve working conditions for the Jews.
(d) The Jews refuse to be taxed.

15. Dr. Vered Bar-El is Israel's top expert in dating what?
(a) Cloth samples.
(b) Soil samples.
(c) Bone fragments.
(d) Pottery fragments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rahab, the one who predicts trouble between the Hebrews and the Canaanites?

2. Baal, one of the gods of the Canaanites, evolved from whom?

3. How long does it take Gomer and her son to travel from Makor to Jerusalem?

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

5. Where do Yigal and his group go to in order to protest against the Romans to Petronius?

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