As a Driven Leaf Test | Final Test - Hard

Milton Steinberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

As a Driven Leaf Test | Final Test - Hard

Milton Steinberg
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Meir see in his old master's eyes?

2. What happens after Judah ben Baba ordains the new rabbi at their secret meeting?

3. What has Akiba predicted about the Roman Empire?

4. After 8 years in Antioch, Elisha writes a monograph detailing what?

5. What is Elisha amazed to find even on death row?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Manto make Elisha vow to do, as she lay dying in his arms?

2. How do the Jews of Palestine react when they discover Judah was martyred?

3. Why does the bloody spectacle not humor the Romans?

4. Why do the rabbis have to meet in secret in the attic?

5. Elisha's life was controversial and devastating as he searched for truth. Was Elisha's search for truth in vain?

6. As Elisha and Pappas travel back to Jerusalem, how does their hometown look?

7. Why do Elisha and Manto hide their mutual love from Rufus, Manto's benefactor?

8. Why did Charicles not want to speak with Elisha at first?

9. Why does Elisha's discussion with Charicles deeply disturb Elisha?

10. What does Elisha tell Meir about faith and reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Meir and Beruriah's sons die, Elisha thinks about the fragility of life. Elisha looks to Jewish stories and traditions for solace, but he begins to doubt their veracity. Why does Elisha look to the Jewish traditions and literature for comfort? Why does he doubt their potency and truth? Cite three examples of mistrust of faith throughout the novel and explain the tensions characters have between faith and reason.

Essay Topic 2

The Jewish community is generally mistrustful of the Romans. When Shraga and Elisha are working on the court case for the merchant, what does the merchant decide to do, and why? Why did the merchant's business suffer when he took his case to the Roman court? Describe the relationship between the Jewish community and the individual. What pressures and responsibilities do the Jewish members have to their community?

Essay Topic 3

During Elisha's circumcision, Abuyah, Elisha's father, acts rudely toward the Jewish faith and custom. The congregation is incensed and two rabbis discuss whether or not Elisha will be affected by his father's actions. Does every soul create its own destiny like Rabbi Joshua believes? Or, is the other Rabbi who says Abuyah's actions will have an effect on Elisha, closer to the truth? What about the conclusion of the novel? Does Elisha's life seem to have been affected by his father's beliefs?

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