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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many combined years of Hebrew, Spanish, and Portuguese study does Aaron have in Chapter 13?
(a) 23.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

2. In Chapter 15, how long has Helen lived in her flat?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 25 years.

3. In Chapter 12, how many candles did Ester use when reading Augustine and Descartes in the night?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. What were the names of the HaLevy boys that Mendes was tutoring in Chapter 10?
(a) Peter and Richard.
(b) Alvaro and Manuel.
(c) Diego and Lucas.
(d) David and Benjamin.

5. In Chapter 3, how long does it take Helen to drive from her office to the Easton's home?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

6. What is the date in Chapter 1?
(a) August 22, 2000.
(b) September 11, 2000.
(c) November 2, 2000.
(d) October 9, 2000.

7. When was the last time Mendes saw Spinoza?
(a) 2 years after the ban.
(b) A year before the ban.
(c) Just before his ban.
(d) Just after his ban.

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

9. In Chapter 11, how many years did Muriel live under enemy guns?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

10. In Chapter 16, where did Benjamin HaLevy send Alvaro?
(a) King's navy.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Florence.

11. Where did Ester say goodbye to Alvaro in Chapter 16?
(a) The park.
(b) Her home.
(c) The docks.
(d) His home.

12. In Chapter 5, what was the only text that Aaron found that Rabbi Mendes published?
(a) Truth.
(b) Truth and Justice.
(c) False Messiahs.
(d) Against Falsehood.

13. In Chapter 16, where did Ester and Mary go?
(a) Dressmaker.
(b) Park.
(c) Theater.
(d) Art gallery.

14. When did the HaLevy family arrive in London?
(a) Around 1620.
(b) 1631.
(c) About 1615.
(d) 1622.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date in the Prologue?

2. From where is the letter written in Chapter 2?

3. What is the date of the letter that reveals that Mendes's scribe is a girl?

4. In Chapter 14, how many children did Catherine tell Ester that she birthed?

5. How much time has Aaron spent in the library researching Shakespeare and the Marrano Jews in Chapter 3?

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