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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hanna learn when she finally reaches Ozren's apartment on the phone in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) She learns her mother has died.
(b) She learns the Sarajevo Haggadah has been stolen.
(c) She learns the Sarajevo Haggadah has been destroyed by bombing.
(d) She learns that Alia has died.

2. When he presents the Sarajevo Haggadah to Giovanni, Judah Aryeh claims he obtained the book by what means?
(a) By winning a game of chess.
(b) By making it himself.
(c) By buying it from an artist.
(d) By inheriting it from his grandfather.

3. Where does Raz's wife hold an assistant professorship teaching poetry in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Brown University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Harvard University.

4. How does the rabbi explain the principle use of kosher salt to Hanna in "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) It is used to brine meat to remove blood.
(b) It is used to bless the food before eating.
(c) It is used to sprinkle on the table before eating.
(d) It is used to keep away evil spirits.

5. What image appears on the clasp to the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) Wings.
(b) Stars.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Circles.

6. What is "avodat ha kodesh" translated as in “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?
(a) "The sanctity of marriage."
(b) "A mortal sin."
(c) "A holy work."
(d) "A betrayal."

7. What is the name of Zahra's father?
(a) Hamish Sajjan.
(b) Ozren Karaman.
(c) Yad Vashem.
(d) Ibraham al-Tarek.

8. Where was Hanna's father a professor of Russian language and literature in the U.S.?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Yale University.

9. How old was the woman who was driving the car that Hanna's mother was in when it crashed?
(a) 75.
(b) 69.
(c) 81.
(d) 92.

10. What game do Judah Aryeh and Father Vistorini play regarding the censorship of the Sarajevo Haggadah?
(a) A game of lots.
(b) A game of chess.
(c) A game of poker.
(d) A game of checkers.

11. What is the name of David Ben Shoushan's wife?
(a) Alia.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Aida.

12. For how long has Raz been married in "Hanna: Boston, Spring 1996"?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Four years.

13. What is the name of Judah Aryeh's wife?
(a) Lola.
(b) Sarai.
(c) Alia.
(d) Sava.

14. What Australian artist does Hanna complain about not being on display at the museum in the beginning of "Hanna: London, Spring 1996"?
(a) Russel Drysdale.
(b) Arthur Streeton.
(c) Arthur Boyd.
(d) Sidney Nolan.

15. Where did Reyna de Serena flee to come to Venice?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Egypt.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the renowned Torah sage and the court's financial advisor that made a case for the Jews with the monarchs in "Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492"?

2. How old is Zahra when she is taken into slavery?

3. Who is the altar boy that lingers after Father Giovanni's Mass in the beginning of “Wine Stains: Venice, 1609”?

4. What leads to the saltwater that is found on the Haggadah's pages?

5. How old was Hanna's father when he died?

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