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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. Who perfects the planting techniques developed during Makor's earliest days?
(a) Thurton's sister.
(b) Ur's son.
(c) Thor's father.
(d) Urbaal's wife.

2. In "Twilight of an Empire," who is the ruler of Tiberias, a city that is called Tubariyeh in 1880?
(a) Ilan Vered.
(b) Mameluke Volkmar.
(c) Kerith El Hopoe.
(d) Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari.

3. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?
(a) All are exiled to Jordan.
(b) Most are killed and the rest are taken into slavery.
(c) The adults are killed but the children are spared.
(d) Most escape into the nearby swamps.

4. How long does Meshab work for Hoopoe on his major engineering project?
(a) Three years.
(b) Fort y years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Seven years.

5. Returning to the earliest days of Makor, the author writes that someone saves Ur's daughter from a dog about to attack. Who saves her?
(a) A bee chaser.
(b) A hunter.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Zadok's era, copper tools have been in use for how long?

2. In Safed, who ends up marrying Sarah, Rabbi Zaki's eldest daughter?

3. What do the rabbis of Makor do with the Law, the directives delivered by God?

4. As the book opens, Dr. John Cullinane arrives where?

5. How does Islam arrive at Makor?

(see the answer key)

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