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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. In the earliest days of Makor, the person who breaks the flint in his spear leads whom to a place where the stone is readily available?
(a) Urbaal and his father.
(b) Thor and his daughter.
(c) Thurton and his wife.
(d) Ur and his son.
2. The history of Makor begins with the family of a man named what?
(a) Ur.
(b) Thor.
(c) Thurton.
(d) Urbaal.
3. Fighting on the side of the Prophet Muhammad, Abd Umar works diligently to spread Islam across Byzantine regions although he _____.
(a) Doesn't hate Christians or Jews.
(b) Was born a Jew.
(c) Has a Jewish aunt and a Christian grandfather.
(d) Was born a Christian.
4. Why does Dr. Abulafia leave Spain?
(a) He takes a trip to visit relatives in Germany.
(b) He is appalled at what Spain is doing and takes his family to Makor.
(c) He has Jewish ancestors and fears the Inquisition.
(d) He gets a better job at Podi, Italy.
5. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?
(a) Build homes near the well.
(b) Build sailboats using balsa wood.
(c) Plant lettuce patches.
(d) Plant lemon trees.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of work do Rabbi Zaki's wife and daughters do in Safed?
2. Who is Rahab, the one who predicts trouble between the Hebrews and the Canaanites?
3. Even though Yohanan wants his son Menahem to be a Jew, what do the rabbis tell him?
4. In Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?
5. When Makor becomes part of the Seleucid Empire, how are the Jews living there encouraged?
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