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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. Zadok and his people follow El-Shadai's orders and cross the Jordan into the land of:

2. Leah, who is Zadok's daughter, wants to marry whom?

3. Returning to the earliest days of Makor, the author writes that someone saves Ur's daughter from a dog about to attack. Who saves her?

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

5. By Zadok's era, copper tools have been in use for how long?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the priests of Makor have Urbaal killed?

3. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

4. What are archaeologists hoping to find at Makor?

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. How is being the mouthpiece of Yahweh both a blessing and a curse for Gomer?

10. When Michener fast forwards to the present-day dig at Makor in the chapter "Yigal and His Three Generals," what is Cullinane learning about the Ashkanazi and the Sephardi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Expand upon the following theme that the author carries throughout his book: "When one group tries to force its ideology upon another group, many people suffer."

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the invasion of Makor by the Arabic raider Abd Umar and the Christian crusader Gunter. Who shows greater mercy and compassion? How does Makor change after each of these invasions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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