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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. What major campaign starts in 1095 C.E.?
2. What kind of place is Tubariyeh?
3. After Cullinane tells Eliav that he plans to marry Vered Bar-El, what does Eliav say?
4. When is Christianity declared the religion of the empire that Makor is a part of?
5. When Tabari offers Shmuel Hacohen Jewish books, what does Hacohen do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1948, what does Isidore Gottesmann plan to do after the British leave Palestine?
2. Who is the leader of Tiberias, known as Tubariyeh, found along the Sea of Galilee in 1880 C.E.?
3. Who is Muzaffar, and how is he associated with Count Volkmar the Eighth?
4. In Safed, why does Rabbi Itzik of Vodzh decline to join the Jews who are singing in preparation for battle prior to the city being turned over to Arab rule?
5. Why does Makor fall so easily into Abd Umar's hands?
6. 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"?
7. What does Tabari say about the constitution reformers when he meets with his superior?
8. Describe the trip Volkmar the Eighth takes with his young son.
9. 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.
10. How does Volkmar, the Count of Gretz, end up as governor of Makor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Despite the many conflicts and wars that take place time and again in The Source, the author includes several close relationships based on love, mutual respect, and deep trust. Write about two of these relationships. How do these relationships serve as beacons of light during the turbulent history of Makor?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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