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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. What is the name of Gomer's son?
(a) Elion.
(b) Riku.
(c) Elrikimon.
(d) Rimmon.

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?
(a) Americans and Britons.
(b) Arabs and Jews.
(c) Archaeologists and reporters.
(d) Scientists and laborers.

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

4. When Hoopoe needs new iron tools to dig tunnels, he travels to get them from where?
(a) Babylon.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Phoenicia.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Urbaal killed?

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

3. Timon and Shelomith are ordered to be executed, but after news arrives that Herod is dead they _____.

4. James Michener's historical novel, The Source, focuses on what geographical regions?

5. During the time of the Seleucid Empire around 167 B.C.E., who is the leader of the Jewish community of Makor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Makor is like around 2200 B.C.E.

2. Gomer is certain that her son is meant to accomplish a special purpose. Does he live up to her expectations?

3. Explain why the rulers of Makor during the Seleucid Empire allow the Jews of the town to worship as they wish.

4. What time and money investment will be required to complete the dig at Makor? How much finances does Cullinane have on hand?

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

6. Why does the leader of the Canaanites accept Zadok and his people?

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

8. Who is Meshab, and how does he help Hoopoe with his water system project?

9. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

10. Why do Ur and his son work on building a dike?

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