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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area did Ruben build his reputation?
(a) Taxation studies.
(b) Early California.
(c) Early New England.
(d) Colonial catallactics.

2. Who did Ruben paraphrase during the opening of some of his classes?
(a) Twain.
(b) Dickens.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Jefferson.

3. For the rabbis who taught Ruben history, what word described the chronology of history?
(a) Trauma.
(b) Tribulation.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Pain.

4. When did Ruben receive a copy of a recommendation for Dr. Netanyahu from the president of Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning?
(a) October 17.
(b) Mid-September.
(c) Early October.
(d) November 3.

5. What did Peretz Levavi teach Chapter 5?
(a) Assyriology, Aryanology, and Indo-European Linguistics.
(b) Land of Israel Studies & Archaeology.
(c) Basic Jewish Studies.
(d) Hebrew & Semitic Languages.

6. When did Rabbi Mileikowsky arrive in British-Mandate Palestine?
(a) Around 1920.
(b) 1922.
(c) Around 1930.
(d) 1935.

7. When was Netanyahu's father born?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1879.

8. What was the name of Netanyahu's brother who made a bomb that was thrown when Norman Bentwich was to give a lecture as part of his installation as a professor of political science?
(a) Elisha.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Daniel.

9. In 1959, what color pen did Ruben begin to use to correct Netanyahu's papers?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

10. What was Edith's maiden name?
(a) Steinmetz.
(b) Drucker.
(c) Aaronson.
(d) Huberman.

11. What is Judy's middle name?
(a) Leah.
(b) Rebekah.
(c) Miriam.
(d) Rachel.

12. Where was the closest shul to Corbindale?
(a) Erie, Pennsylvania.
(b) Schenectady, New York.
(c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(d) Poughkeepsie, New York.

13. In Chapter 4, what were in the back of the store where Sabine bought a substance that leaked on clothes she bought for Judy?
(a) Candies.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Bird feathers.
(d) Shells and skins of turtles and frogs.

14. Where is Corbindale, New York?
(a) Near Lake Ontario.
(b) In the Catskills.
(c) Inland from Lake Erie.
(d) Off the coast of the Atlantic.

15. When did Ruben win the American Historical Association Historian of the Year award?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sabine say that Walt hit a pothole on the drive in Chapter 4?

2. When Dr. Morse called Ruben to his office during the winter term in 1959, what did he have to drink?

3. Through the generosity of donors, how long was Dr. Edelman able to offer Netanyahu a fellowship when he wanted to return to Philadelphia?

4. When did Ruben's Uncle Sruly spend time borrowing from Ruben's parents and others to open a store?

5. In Chapter 4, what spilled on clothes Sabine brought for Judy?

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