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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the region of Palestine in the 1940s, which ruling group is preparing to leave the area?
(a) Turkish.
(b) British.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Greek.

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

3. At the end of the book, who does Vered Bar-El decide to marry?
(a) Cullinane.
(b) Eliav.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Zodman.

4. What kind of place is Tubariyeh?
(a) Very cold at an elevation of ten thousand feet above sea level.
(b) Moderate and at sea level.
(c) Very hot and located at nearly seven hundred feet below sea level.
(d) Moderate even though it's eight thousand feet above sea level.

5. After Rabbi Zaki's wife Rachel dies in Safed, who does he end up marrying?
(a) Mariana, daughter of Dr. Abulafia.
(b) Elisheba, daughter of Rabbi Eliezer.
(c) Johana, sister of Rabbi Eliezer.
(d) Analisa, sister of Dr. Abulafia.

6. As Volkmar prepares for a siege, he figures that there is enough food at Ma Coeur to feed all the farmers for at least how long?
(a) Three months.
(b) Five years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Eight weeks.

7. In governing the people of Tubariyeh in the 1880s, the ruler of this city is used to doing what?
(a) Asking his wife for advice.
(b) Listening to all sides before reaching a decision.
(c) Consulting with the Sultan directly.
(d) Collecting bribes.

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

9. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?
(a) He gets a better job at Podi, Italy.
(b) He takes a trip to visit relatives in Germany.
(c) He has Jewish ancestors and fears the Inquisition.
(d) He is appalled at what Spain is doing and takes his family to Makor.

10. When Menahem wants to marry Jael, daughter of Rabbi Asher, what does the rabbi do?
(a) Gives Menahem and Jael his blessing.
(b) Runs Menahem out of town.
(c) Sends Jael to live with her aunt in Jerusalem.
(d) Makes arrangements for Jael to marry someone else.

11. Isidore Gottesman and other Jews prepare to go to Safed to do what?
(a) Speak with the mayor in hopes of avoiding a conflict.
(b) Defend the city for the Jewish state.
(c) Evict the Dutch.
(d) Evict the British.

12. When Faraj Tabari is about to give his superior a gold coin in order to remain in his good graces, he discovers that he has lost the coin. What does he give his superior instead?
(a) His silver bracelet.
(b) A book his father had given him.
(c) Money he'd received from the Jews.
(d) Baklava his wife made.

13. When the Gottesmans and other Jews arrive at Safed and prepare to defend the city from being turned over to Arab control, which child is among those who greet them?
(a) Jacob Itzik.
(b) Ilan Eliav.
(c) Vered Bar-El.
(d) Netanel Hacohen.

14. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?
(a) Library.
(b) School.
(c) Warehouse.
(d) Temple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Christianity is declared the religion of the empire, what does Rome want to build in Makor?

2. When Paul Zodman flies to the dig from Chicago in the last chapter, what surprise announcement does he make?

3. While the Gottesmanns and other Jews sing sustaining songs at Safed, what does Rabbi Itzik do?

4. Who opposes the plans Isidore Gottesman and other Jews are making for Safed?

5. When does Islam arrive in Makor?

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