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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. During the time of the Seleucid Empire around 167 B.C.E., who is the leader of the Jewish community of Makor?
(a) Rimmon.
(b) Jehubabel.
(c) Nebuchadrezzar.
(d) Ptolemais.

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

4. During their active resistance against the Romans, Yigal and his group lie down in the path of Romans in order to stop _____.
(a) The collection of taxes.
(b) An important military parade.
(c) The delivery of statues.
(d) An attack against Jerusalem.

5. The engineer Hoopoe is named after what?
(a) Egyptian lizard.
(b) Spanish deer.
(c) Arabian mountain lion.
(d) Israeli bird.

6. 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) Submit to Roman rule.
(c) Escape to Jerusalem.
(d) Assasinate the general.

7. During the time of Gomer, Makor is _____.
(a) Only a shadow of its past glory.
(b) A holding place for prisoners.
(c) Extravagantly wealthy and luxurious.
(d) A cultural center known far and wide.

8. What did the engineer Hoopoe do for Makor?
(a) Modernized sailboat designs.
(b) Modernized farming techniques.
(c) Built a new defense wall.
(d) Built an impenetrable castle.

9. In 2200 B.C.E., about seven thousand years after Makor is first inhabited, what types of dwellings are found there?
(a) Stone palaces.
(b) Underground chambers.
(c) Mud-brick houses.
(d) Canvas tents.

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

11. For the Jews, Shabbat is a day of what?
(a) Celebration.
(b) Work.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Food preparation.

12. According to Cullinane, the earliest people of Makor lived in what?
(a) Brick houses.
(b) Tents.
(c) Caves.
(d) Huts.

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

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

15. The history of Makor begins with the family of a man named what?
(a) Thurton.
(b) Urbaal.
(c) Ur.
(d) Thor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to greet Dr. Cullinane when he arrives in Israel as the book opens?

2. Who arrives in Makor to help Yigal and his people fight against invading armies?

3. Why is one of the first inhabitants of Makor chasing bees?

4. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?

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

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