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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. The engineer Hoopoe is named after what?

2. Dr. Cullinane's expedition is being managed and administered by archaeologist Ilan Eliav, who works for a _____.

3. When Makor becomes part of the Seleucid Empire, how are the Jews living there encouraged?

4. According to Cullinane, the earliest people of Makor lived in what?

5. Why is Urbaal killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after King David comes to inspect the water system that Hoopoe built?

4. What are archaeologists hoping to find at Makor?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Despite the many conflicts and wars that take place time and again in The Source, the author includes several close relationships based on love, mutual respect, and deep trust. Write about two of these relationships. How do these relationships serve as beacons of light during the turbulent history of Makor?

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