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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Yahweh tells Gomer to take her son to Jerusalem, what does the widow suspect?
(a) That her son has been chosen for some task.
(b) That Jeremoth is behind this.
(c) That she and her son are being tricked.
(d) That she's going crazy.

2. How old is Yigal in the year 67 C.E.?
(a) Forty-one.
(b) Sixty-seven.
(c) Fifty-three.
(d) Eighty-nine.

3. What job does Gomer's son hold in Makor?
(a) Fixing tents.
(b) Managing Jeremoth's library.
(c) Making bricks.
(d) Supervising Jeremoth's olive grove.

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

5. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?
(a) Temple, pyramid, shrine, and obelisk.
(b) Basilica, temple, synagogue, and mosque.
(c) Shrine, tomb, and military statuettes.
(d) Fortress, pyramid, and minaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Makor is part of the Seleucid Empire and an edict is given stating that Jews can no longer circumcise their male children, some Jews justify this order while others _____.

2. As Cullinane starts working with his colleagues on the dig at Makor, he notes that everyone gets along so well and there is no animosity between who?

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

4. Under the leader Uriel, Makor is prosperous, having developed a monetary system utilizing what?

5. After the Hebrews attack and burn Makor, the surviving Canaanites agree to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

2. Who is Paul Zodman, and how is he helping with the excavation at Makor?

3. As a Hebrew living among Canaanites, what conflicts does Gomer experience?

4. Explain who John Cullinane is and what he is doing in Israel.

5. Why does Menalaus have surgery to reverse his circumcision?

6. Who are Jemail Tabari, Vered Bar-El, and Ilan Eliav, and how are they associated with John Cullinane?

7. How do Yigal and his wife die?

8. What is the outcome of the battle between Zadok's people and Uriel's people?

9. Summarize what Dr. Cullinane writes about the early society of Makor in his progress report of the first year of the dig.

10. Why do conflicts arise between Zadok's people and Uriel's people?

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