View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the confusing and angry man Elisha meets at dinner before he meets Simeon ben Azzai and Simeon ben Zoma?
(a) Azzar, an old carpenter.
(b) Shraga, a rebellious and almost insane fighter for the Jews.
(c) Josef, a member of the Sanhedrin.
(d) Zion, a young rabbi.

2. Whose mother dies soon after childbirth?
(a) Amram's mother.
(b) Elisha's mother.
(c) Elisheba's mother.
(d) Abuyah's mother.

3. What did Elisha's best friends do because they were manipulated by Elisha?
(a) Devised new methods to counteract the Sanhedrin.
(b) Helped him learn more Greek knowledge.
(c) Built a government based on Greek law.
(d) Rebuilt the Temple.

4. When Elisha's trial period as a sage apprentice is over, what does he decide to do?
(a) He runs away from Uncle Amram.
(b) He returns home and learns carpentry with Pappas.
(c) He swims in the Red Sea and drowns.
(d) He chooses to continue his training with Joshua.

5. What sort of people does Elisha find himself in the company of after accepting an invitation to dinner by one of the rhetoricians?
(a) Rabbis and sages.
(b) Hedonistic and self centered.
(c) Both religious zealots and scientists.
(d) Polite and well educated.

6. What does Elisha's life revolve around once he begins his studies?
(a) Manto.
(b) Books.
(c) Antiphanes.
(d) Greek and Roman mythology.

7. Which two friends of Elisha are going insane because of the knowledge they have gained from Greek literature?
(a) The two Simeons.
(b) Simeon ben Zoma and Akiba.
(c) None of Elisha's friends are going insane.
(d) Akiba and Simeon ben Azzai.

8. Where does Uncle Amram take Elisha to begin his training to become a rabbi and sage?
(a) The Home of Rabbi Joshua.
(b) Rome.
(c) The Red Sea.
(d) The Home of Pappas.

9. Who is the leader of the rebels?
(a) Rabbi Joshua of Tarsus.
(b) Julianus of Tarsus.
(c) Maximus of Tarsus.
(d) Saul of Tarsus.

10. How is Elisha welcomed when he arrives at the home of Pappas in Antioch?
(a) Pappas refuses to let Elisha in his home unless he accepts God.
(b) He arrives to find Pappas does not recognize Elisha.
(c) He is welcomed warmly.
(d) Pappas tells Elisha how ashamed of Elisha he is for running away.

11. Where is Elisha sent, as a sage, to sit in court over a controversial issue?
(a) Antioch.
(b) His hometown.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Tiberius.

12. Who arrives on a Roman ship at the port of Antioch?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Rufus.
(c) Pappas.
(d) A delegation of the Sanhedrin.

13. What does Elisha discuss with Justin, the leader of the Gentile Christians?
(a) The phonology of religion with Justin.
(b) The syntax of religion with Justin.
(c) The morphology of religion with Justin.
(d) The methodology of religion with Justin.

14. Roman officers come to the house of Pappas to deliver what document to Elisha?
(a) An order from the Roman empire to leave Antioch forever.
(b) A summons to appear before the chief justice of the province.
(c) A welcome letter from the chief justice of the province.
(d) A letter from his wife, Deborah, pleading for his return.

15. Elisha's obsession with truth has caused what to dissolve?
(a) Elisha's marriage has begun to disintegrate.
(b) Elisha's sanity has completely left.
(c) Elisha's stores of money have dissolved.
(d) Some of Elisha's friendships have begun to dissolve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Deborah encourage Elisha to curry the Shraga's favor?

3. How does Elisha feel about Meir's marriage?

4. Who does Elisha present his idea to about Greek literature?

5. Elisha returns home for major festivals and uses this time to learn what from Amram?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 692 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample