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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tell, pp. 1019-1088.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Simeon against Yigal's plans to oppose the Romans?
(a) He believes the Romans are right and Yigal is wrong.
(b) He thinks Yigal is a common laborer who knows nothing about politics.
(c) He thinks Jews will survive only if they submit to the powerful Romans.
(d) He does not want to anger his Roman wife.
2. For the Jews, Shabbat is a day of what?
(a) Food preparation.
(b) Work.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Celebration.
3. James Michener's historical novel, The Source, focuses on what geographical regions?
(a) Australia and Southeast Asia.
(b) Russia and the Far East.
(c) Israel and the Middle East.
(d) China and Northeast India.
4. When Faraj ibn Ahmed Tabari meets with his superior to talk about the constitution, what does he say about reformers?
(a) He does not support them.
(b) He wants to send them to Makor.
(c) He supports them completely.
(d) He does not know what they want.
5. Why do the early inhabitants of Makor talk about building a dike?
(a) To protect their wheat against floods.
(b) To store irrigation water.
(c) To create a bridge between islands.
(d) To separate their land from their neighbors'.
Short Answer Questions
1. Abd Umar believes that in not accepting Muhammad, Christians and Jews are what?
2. Approximately how many of the Jews of Makor agree to support Yigal's plan to oppose the Romans?
3. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
4. What is Father Vilspronck's role in the book's final chapter?
5. Under the leader Uriel, Makor is prosperous, having developed a monetary system utilizing what?
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