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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date of the letter in Chapter 13 that is a cross-written document?
(a) April 3, 1665.
(b) February 27, 1675.
(c) March 23, 1665.
(d) February 9, 1665.

2. In Chapter 2, who requested that Rabbi Mendes come to England?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Niece.
(d) Nephew.

3. In Chapter 10, how old was Ester?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

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

5. What was the date in Chapter 12?
(a) January 1664.
(b) February 1664.
(c) December 1663.
(d) November 1663.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Daniel Lusitano send Mendes a letter in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 8, where did Ester find her brother?

3. What is the date that Chapter 6 takes place?

4. How many hours did Helen and the other volunteers have to tour Masada and other sites?

5. What color wool coat is Bridgette wearing in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Helen learn that Mendes's scribe was a woman?

2. What did Dror tell Helen and the other volunteers in Chapter 11 about their time on the base?

3. What does Helen say about her conversation with Jonathan Martin about the Easton documents?

4. What is the one text that Aaron is able to find that Mendes published, and what is the subject?

5. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?

6. In Chapter 13, why does Aaron think it would have been better for the London Jewish community to have invited Mendes to be their rabbi?

7. In Chapter 6, what did Ester see when she was onboard a ship?

8. What rules did the Mahamad set forth in a pamphlet in Chapter 14?

9. In Chapter 14, what did Mendes say about Spinoza?

10. Why did Rabbi Mendes write Rabbi ben Israel in Chapter 2?

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