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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Rabbi Mendes known Menasseh ben Israel?
(a) Since he was a child.
(b) Since he was a young man.
(c) Since he was a babe.
(d) Since he was a youth.

2. How many times did Constantina meet her real father?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. In Chapter 14, what month was it?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) March.

4. Where did the Mahamad forbid its congregation to go in Chapter 14?
(a) Cathedrals and brothels.
(b) Brothels and theaters.
(c) Brothels and taverns.
(d) Christian churches and taverns.

5. From where is the letter written in Chapter 2?
(a) Leeds.
(b) Bath.
(c) London.
(d) Oxford.

6. In Chapter 5, who were the HaLevy family?
(a) Polish Jews.
(b) Portuguese Jews.
(c) Dutch Jews.
(d) Spanish Jews.

7. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Ester's brother has said a word to her?
(a) Since their departure from Amsterdam.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 days.
(d) Since he learned they were leaving Holland.

8. In Chapter 4, where does Rabbi Mendes say that he has heard that Rabbi ben Israel has traveled?
(a) Rotterdam.
(b) Middleburg.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Domburg.

9. How long has it been since Helen has slept properly in Chapter 15?
(a) Months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

10. Where does Aaron get lunch in Chapter 9?
(a) Bridgette fixes lunch.
(b) He has lunch delivered.
(c) He brings lunch.
(d) Shop across the way.

11. Whose offer of marriage did Ester refuse in Chapter 13?
(a) Manuel HaLevy.
(b) Richard Allende.
(c) Benjamin Easton.
(d) Alvaro HaLevy.

12. In Chapter 8, where did Ester find her brother?
(a) Synagogue.
(b) Library.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Docks.

13. How many postgraduates accompany Wilton to the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

14. What is the date that Chapter 6 takes place?
(a) November 8, 1657.
(b) November 22, 1657.
(c) October 2, 1657.
(d) October 11, 1657.

15. In what languages did Dror sing to Helen in Chapter 11 when they went to Jaffa?
(a) Hebrew and German.
(b) Hebrew and Czech.
(c) Hebrew and Polish.
(d) Hebrew and Dutch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, from where did Rabbi Mendes come from?

2. In the seventeenth century, how far would Richmond have been from London?

3. When was Rabbi Mendes cautioning against false messiahs?

4. Where did Ester go in Chapter 14 when Mendes told her she would not scribe for him any longer?

5. What is the date in the Prologue?

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