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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. When the general Vespasian is sent to crush the Jews of Makor, what does the now much older Yigal say his people must do?

2. How many people from Zadok's tribe have been chosen by El-Shadai to move west?

3. At the start of Dr. Cullinane's archaeological dig, how much funding has he already procured?

4. Cullinane and his group start digging up artifacts at Makor, including a bullet, a coin and a menorah but _____.

5. In the first chapter, the archaeologists are sure they've found the castle they're looking for in _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

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

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

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

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

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

Describe the progress Makor experiences and the advances reached from the time of Ur to the time of his descendant, Urbaal. How much time elapses between these two eras? In what ways does the region improve? In what ways is the original society of Ur better off than the more recent one of Urbaal?

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