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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Herr Kremer and Fraulein Ilse, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Jewish elders find worst about World War I?
(a) Jews might be killed by Christians.
(b) Jews might kill each other.
(c) Jews might be barred from Israel.
(d) Jews might be exempt from fighting.

2. What does Jacob do to avoid being recognized as a Jew on the way to the synagogue?
(a) He takes off his cap.
(b) He takes off his cloak.
(c) He stops talking.
(d) He wears casual clothes.

3. What does Mordecai believe is the significance of being Jewish?
(a) They are cursed by God.
(b) They are holier than other people.
(c) They are persecuted on behalf of the whole world.
(d) They are wiser through suffering than other peoples.

4. What advertisement made Benjamin's tailoring shop a success?
(a) He claimed to make old clothes like new.
(b) He claimed to make his customers "Gentlemen of Berlin."
(c) He claimed to know the latest styles.
(d) He claimed to charge the lowest prices.

5. What were the Levys never able to identify about the Just Man in their family?
(a) The way to treat a Just Man.
(b) The signs by which God made his choice.
(c) The purpose of a Just man.
(d) The identifying features of a Just Man in childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benjamin defend the apostate who returns to Judaism?

2. What finally causes Benjamin to drop his suspicion of the villagers?

3. What does Herr Geek believe is his job at Ernie's school?

4. What mysterious affliction hit Benjamin when Judith and Mordecai came to Stillenstadt?

5. Who defends Ernie against the accusations of the grocer's wife?

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