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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. Even though Yohanan wants his son Menahem to be a Jew, what do the rabbis tell him?
2. Why does Volkmar stop to talk with a group of Jews in Acre?
3. When the Gottesmans and other Jews arrive at Safed and prepare to defend the city from being turned over to Arab control, which child is among those who greet them?
4. In Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?
5. Isidore Gottesman and other Jews prepare to go to Safed to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Volkmar the Eighth refuse the terms of the invaders, even if his life would be spared?
2. Explain what the rabbis determine in "The Law" about what really bonds the Jewish people.
3. Why does Makor fall so easily into Abd Umar's hands?
4. While Europe is destroying itself during the Inquisition, what is happening in Safed?
5. In the chapter "The Tell," what does Cullinane realize about Bar-El as he looks at pictures of her from newspaper clippings?
6. Why does Dr. Abulafia flee Spain during the Inquisition?
7. Who is Muzaffar, and how is he associated with Count Volkmar the Eighth?
8. How does the author show both the desire for peace and the volatility of Makor and its surroundings in the chapter "The Fires of Ma Coeur"?
9. Describe the trip Volkmar the Eighth takes with his young son.
10. Both Ilan Eliav and John Cullinane want to marry Dr. Vered Bar-El. Is either man successful in his personal quest?
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
Compare and contrast the invasion of Makor by the Arabic raider Abd Umar and the Christian crusader Gunter. Who shows greater mercy and compassion? How does Makor change after each of these invasions?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout its history, Makor experiences moments of glory and times of near-destruction. Select one glorious era and one dark era from the history of this town. Compare and contrast these two eras. How does Makor advance during the boom time? What keeps it from the brink of destruction during its darker days?
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