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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. Gomer's son is forced to serve in the army of the _____.

2. In "The Voice of Gomer," why are the Hebrews facing reprisals from Yahweh?

3. Why does Menalaus have his circumcision reversed?

4. Why is Simeon against Yigal's plans to oppose the Romans?

5. To keep his funding for the dig, Cullinane knows he has to produce what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Urbaal and Timna?

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

3. What time and money investment will be required to complete the dig at Makor? How much finances does Cullinane have on hand?

4. How do Yigal and his wife die?

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

7. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

8. How are Timon and Shelomith saved?

9. How do Yigal and his people prevent the Romans from delivering the offending statues?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At the end of the book, are the archaeologists successful at the dig at Makor? Do they find what they are looking for? Do they make any new and unexpected discoveries?

Essay Topic 3

Write about the city of Safed during its boom time in the 1500s. How did it go from a sleepy town of a thousand residents to a bustling trade center with more than sixty thousand inhabitants? What caused this city to grow so much in less than ninety years?

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