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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 Islam arrives at Makor, the population there consists primarily of Christians, Jews, and _____.

2. When Volkmar meets with a Mameluke captain, what concern does the captain raise?

3. Shmuel Hacohen is a Jewish immigrant who ends up in Tubariyeh from where?

4. As the last chapter of the book opens in November 1964, John Cullinane is at the dig in Makor while Vered Bar-El is in _____.

5. Shmuel Hacohen seeks help from the leader of Tubariyeh to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a priest, Father Vilspronck, come to Tell Makor in the last chapter?

2. In the chapter "Rabbi Itzik and the Sabra," the reader meets Vered Bar-El in her youth. Describe who she is and what she does in this chapter.

3. Why does Dr. Abulafia flee Spain during the Inquisition?

4. What happens when the Jews defend Safed in 1948?

5. Both Ilan Eliav and John Cullinane want to marry Dr. Vered Bar-El. Is either man successful in his personal quest?

6. Where are Vered Bar-El and John Cullinane as the chapter "The Tell" opens?

7. Who is Muzaffar, and how is he associated with Count Volkmar the Eighth?

8. Who is the leader of Tiberias, known as Tubariyeh, found along the Sea of Galilee in 1880 C.E.?

9. Describe Abd Umar and his background.

10. Why does the shoemaker Rabbi Zaki feel that he, his wife, and their family must leave their city of Podi, Italy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many of the situations Michener creates, he employs irony. Find two instances where irony appears in The Source. In each case, explain what makes the situation ironic. State how irony adds greater depth to the situation.

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

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.

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