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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Intro and Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) The Armenian genocide.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) Russian prosecution.
(d) The creation of the Jewish state.

2. When did the Jews who survived in Russia ask for more freedom?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1960s.

3. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 0.9 million.
(d) 2 million.

4. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?
(a) October 1988.
(b) October 1987.
(c) October 1986.
(d) October 1985.

5. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?
(a) Before 1920.
(b) After the end of WWII.
(c) In the 1930s and after the end of WWII.
(d) After 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first colonized the area know today as Russia according to the Intro?

2. How was the first country created by the first settlers in Russia named?

3. What did Volodya's family and the Potoks celebrate?

4. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

5. What language did Volodya use to greet Potok and his wife?

(see the answer key)

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