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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. When does intense fighting between Arabs and Jews begin in Safed?
(a) December 12, 1947.
(b) August 19, 1948.
(c) February 3, 1947.
(d) May 6, 1948.

2. By the time Islam arrives at Makor, what major landmark has been there for three hundred years?
(a) Cathedral of Saint Michael.
(b) Temple of the Olive Groves.
(c) Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene.
(d) Library of the Wisdom of Ages.

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

4. Why does Volkmar stop to talk with a group of Jews in Acre?
(a) He wants to bring more Jews to Makor.
(b) He wants to know what is happening in Jerusalem.
(c) He wants their help in trading with the Mamelukes.
(d) He wants to learn more about their religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Shmuel Hacohen is a Jewish immigrant who ends up in Tubariyeh from where?

2. Why does Rabbi Eliezer, a German Jew in Gretz, decide to leave Germany with his wife Leah and their family?

3. What happens when Abd Umar and his army reach Makor?

4. Even though Yohanan wants his son Menahem to be a Jew, what do the rabbis tell him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter "Rabbi Itzik and the Sabra," the reader meets Vered Bar-El in her youth. Describe who she is and what she does in this chapter.

2. Why does Dr. Abulafia flee Spain during the Inquisition?

3. What happens when the Jews defend Safed in 1948?

4. Describe Abd Umar and his background.

5. In Germany in 1096, who is Gunter and why does he join the Crusades?

6. Both Ilan Eliav and John Cullinane want to marry Dr. Vered Bar-El. Is either man successful in his personal quest?

7. Where are Vered Bar-El and John Cullinane as the chapter "The Tell" opens?

8. Describe the trip Volkmar the Eighth takes with his young son.

9. How does the author show both the desire for peace and the volatility of Makor and its surroundings in the chapter "The Fires of Ma Coeur"?

10. While Europe is destroying itself during the Inquisition, what is happening in Safed?

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