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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Twilight of an Empire, pg. 873 - 927.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the book opens, Dr. John Cullinane arrives where?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Bollywood.
(c) Holy Land.
(d) Hollywood.

2. When Tabari offers Shmuel Hacohen Jewish books, what does Hacohen do?
(a) Demands that the books be returned to their rightful owner.
(b) Asks Tabari to donate the books to a nearby synagogue.
(c) Buys the books.
(d) Declines the books.

3. After Rabbi Zaki's wife Rachel dies in Safed, who does he end up marrying?
(a) Analisa, sister of Dr. Abulafia.
(b) Mariana, daughter of Dr. Abulafia.
(c) Johana, sister of Rabbi Eliezer.
(d) Elisheba, daughter of Rabbi Eliezer.

4. In Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?
(a) Rabbi Eliezer's son.
(b) Rabbi Zaki's distant cousin.
(c) Yom Tov.
(d) Dr. Abulafia.

5. James Michener's historical novel, The Source, focuses on what geographical regions?
(a) China and Northeast India.
(b) Russia and the Far East.
(c) Israel and the Middle East.
(d) Australia and Southeast Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gomer's son is forced to serve in the army of the _____.

2. Hoopoe tries to get permission from the governor of Makor to build what?

3. Why does Rabbi Eliezer, a German Jew in Gretz, decide to leave Germany with his wife Leah and their family?

4. When Volkmar meets with a Mameluke captain, what concern does the captain raise?

5. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?

(see the answer key)

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