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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters XVIII - XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Pappas return to Antioch with?
(a) Deborah wants a divorce, and Joshua has become ill.
(b) The Sanhedrin does not want to extradite Elisha, and Joshua is dead.
(c) The Sanhedrin now studies Greek and Roman literature.
(d) Deborah wants to reconcile.

2. What is the origin of Theo's name?
(a) Danish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman.
(d) Jewish.

3. Who encourages Elisha to publish his monograph?
(a) Manto.
(b) The librarian.
(c) Pappas.
(d) Antiphanes.

4. What type of teaching does Amram follow in his life, and how important is it to him?
(a) Amram follows both the Greek and Jewish teachings.
(b) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Greek tradition.
(c) Amram is an atheist.
(d) Amram is an unrelenting zealot in the Jewish tradition.

5. What happens to Eliezer's proposal concerning the ban against pagan literature?
(a) It is voted down.
(b) It is laughed out of court.
(c) It is adopted and set into motion.
(d) It creates a tie in the Sanhedrin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the plague strike?

2. After Elisha's first meeting with Rabbi Joshua, how does Rabbi Joshua win Elisha's confidence?

3. What does Elisha acknowledge to Meir after receiving the news?

4. How does Joshua, his old instructor, feel about Elisha?

5. How are the conditions of the jail described to Elisha?

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