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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under the leader Uriel, Makor is prosperous, having developed a monetary system utilizing what?
(a) Silver and gold.
(b) Rubies and pearls.
(c) Feathers and leaves.
(d) Rocks and seashells.

3. When Hoopoe is finished with his engineering projects, he lives out his days in Makor doing what?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Raising his children.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Tending his sheep.

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

5. After a menorah from around 1550 C.E. is uncovered at the dig, news stories incorrectly refer to it as what?
(a) Light of Triumph.
(b) Artist's Inspiration.
(c) Physician's Fancy.
(d) Candlestick of Death.

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

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

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

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

10. How long does Meshab work for Hoopoe on his major engineering project?
(a) Three years.
(b) Fort y years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Seven years.

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

12. James Michener's historical novel, The Source, focuses on what geographical regions?
(a) China and Northeast India.
(b) Israel and the Middle East.
(c) Australia and Southeast Asia.
(d) Russia and the Far East.

13. How long does it take Gomer and her son to travel from Makor to Jerusalem?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Twenty days.

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

15. 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) He's trying to impress a Jewish lady he likes.
(d) To avoid a rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does El-Shaddai tell Zadok about other gods?

2. Dr. Cullinane's expedition is being managed and administered by archaeologist Ilan Eliav, who works for a _____.

3. When Antiochus Epiphanes is declared a divine emperor, what is moved into the temple?

4. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?

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

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