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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abd Umar does not advocate violence and strives to capture Makor:
(a) By imprisoning its political leaders.
(b) By tricking its religious leaders.
(c) As peacefully as possible.
(d) With a thousand spies and infiltrators.

2. Fighting on the side of the Prophet Muhammad, Abd Umar works diligently to spread Islam across Byzantine regions although he _____.
(a) Doesn't hate Christians or Jews.
(b) Was born a Christian.
(c) Has a Jewish aunt and a Christian grandfather.
(d) Was born a Jew.

3. Why can't Volkmar accept the terms presented by the Mameluke leaders upon their arrival to Makor?
(a) It would endanger his wife and son.
(b) He would lose his life.
(c) He would lose his status.
(d) It would mean slavery for his people.

4. When Menahem converts to Christianity, what name does he adopt?
(a) Michael.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Mark.

5. Accompanied by the trader Muzaffar, what does Volkmar do on the trip he starts in April?
(a) Collects numerous books from nomadic sages.
(b) Points out sights to his son and explains their history.
(c) Stops at seven locations to negotiate with governors.
(d) Buys wares to sell at the new trading post.

6. Safed is a booming manufacturing city and major trading center by the time Rabbis Zaki and Eliezer and Dr. Abulafia arrive. These men help turn Safed into what else?
(a) Spiritual center.
(b) Peach-growing center.
(c) Wine-making center.
(d) Mining center.

7. On his way to Makor, Abd Umar sees Safat burning and knows that it is the work of whom?
(a) Abu Zeid.
(b) Abd Mehdi.
(c) Abd Zair.
(d) Abu Malek.

8. When John Cullinane discusses the case of the widow Zipporah Zederbaum with Ilan Eliav, Ilan complains that John doesn't know _____.
(a) Manners.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Women.
(d) Hiring protocols.

9. Even though the fifteenth century is the Renaissance era, the Jews continue to be what?
(a) Censored.
(b) Oppressed.
(c) Revered.
(d) Given special privileges.

10. At the end of World War II, Isidore Gottesman marries Ilana and settles where?
(a) Tiberias.
(b) Haifa.
(c) Kfar Kerem.
(d) Antwerp.

11. In Beirut, what happens to Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari's brother-in-law, who is a constitution reformer?
(a) He is given asylum and is free to roam the city.
(b) He is promoted to the position of captain.
(c) He is kidnapped by Bedouins and sold into slavery.
(d) He is accused of conspiracy and hanged.

12. Why does Muzaffar urge Volkmar to send his son back to Germany?
(a) He believes the boy should attend German schools.
(b) He feels his son is a bad influence on Makor.
(c) He wants more power for himself.
(d) He believes the Mamelukes will invade.

13. In order for a Byzantine basilica to be built in Makor, what must be destroyed to make room for it?
(a) Part of the irrigation system.
(b) Thirty Jewish buildings.
(c) Part of the wall that surrounds Makor.
(d) The library.

14. The rabbis of Makor believe that even if the Jewish people have no nation, they will always be bound by what?
(a) The Psalm.
(b) The Word.
(c) The Law.
(d) The Song.

15. When is Christianity declared the religion of the empire that Makor is a part of?
(a) 142 C.E.
(b) 227 C.E.
(c) 89 C.E.
(d) 313 C.E.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?

2. In 1947, the United Nations proposes dividing Palestine into two independent states and making Jerusalem what?

3. When Tabari offers Shmuel Hacohen Jewish books, what does Hacohen do?

4. Of the four members of Rabbi Eliezer's family, which ones survive and find refuge?

5. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?

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