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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 voice of the Hebrew god El-Shaddai tells the old man Zadok to _____.

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

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

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

5. Who perfects the planting techniques developed during Makor's earliest days?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Yigal, and how does he become a leader of his people?

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

3. How are Timon and Shelomith saved?

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

5. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

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

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

8. What are archaeologists hoping to find at Makor?

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

10. As a Hebrew living among Canaanites, what conflicts does Gomer experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select two characters in The Source whom you consider heroes. Why do they fit this description? What heroic acts did they perform? How did others benefit from their actions? How did they muster the courage to do what they did?

Essay Topic 2

In each chapter, the author tells stories about different people living in different eras, but he always returns to the present and reveals what is happening at the dig in Makor. How does the present-day archaeological dig serve as a tool that ties the book's diverse stories together?

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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