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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2200 B.C.E., Makor is ruled by whom?

2. How old is Yigal in the year 67 C.E.?

3. Who is Urbaal descended from?

4. As Rahab predicted, there is trouble between the Hebrews and the Canaanites, and it stems from what?

5. What is the outcome of the meeting that Petronius holds with Jewish leaders in Galilee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Ur and his family live during Makor's earliest days.

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

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

4. How do Yigal and his wife die?

5. Explain why Kerith is miserable in Makor.

6. What type of relationship do the Roman architect Timon and his Jewish wife Shelomith have?

7. What kind of relationship does Zadok have with El-Shaddai?

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

9. Through the sites John Cullinane sees as he arrives in Israel by ship, describe some of the multicultural and multi-faith aspects of the area.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the structures Cullinane desires to uncover at the dig is a castle. Write about this castle, explaining how and when it got there. During what era was it built? What was Makor like during that time? What does Cullinane determine about the castle?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the unusual friendship between Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari, governor of Tubariyeh, and the Russian Jew immigrant Shmuel Hacohen. What bonds them together? What do they dislike about each other? Despite their personal dislikes, why do they help each other? How do they support one another?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the following from the period around 1419 B.C.E.:

1. The desire to coexist in Makor between Zadok and his fellow Hebrews and Uriel and his Canaanite townspeople.

2. The conflicts that arise between the Hebrews and the Canaanites.

3. The epic battle that ensues between these two groups and its outcome.

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