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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the supreme deity of the Seleucids?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Krishna.
(d) Mercury.

2. Baal, one of the gods of the Canaanites, evolved from whom?
(a) Ur.
(b) Urbaal.
(c) Baally.
(d) Biawy.

3. For the Jews, Shabbat is a day of what?
(a) Work.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Food preparation.

4. To keep his funding for the dig, Cullinane knows he has to produce what?
(a) Gold.
(b) Legends.
(c) Scrolls.
(d) Results.

5. The history of Makor begins with the family of a man named what?
(a) Ur.
(b) Thor.
(c) Thurton.
(d) Urbaal.

6. Dr. Vered Bar-El is Israel's top expert in dating what?
(a) Pottery fragments.
(b) Bone fragments.
(c) Soil samples.
(d) Cloth samples.

7. At the start of Dr. Cullinane's archaeological dig, how much funding has he already procured?
(a) Five million dollars.
(b) Five thousand dollars.
(c) Five years' worth.
(d) Two months' worth.

8. After Yahweh tells Gomer to take her son to Jerusalem, what does the widow suspect?
(a) That Jeremoth is behind this.
(b) That her son has been chosen for some task.
(c) That she and her son are being tricked.
(d) That she's going crazy.

9. Who is the first person to greet Dr. Cullinane when he arrives in Israel as the book opens?
(a) Mahmoud Akko.
(b) Carmel Tewfik.
(c) Bahai Solante.
(d) Jemail Tabari.

10. How many daughters does Jeremoth, the governor of Makor, have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Eleven.

11. By the year 605 B.C.E., in what condition is Hoopoe's wall found?
(a) Rebuilt.
(b) Expanded.
(c) Crumbling.
(d) Gone without a trace.

12. In the end, what does Petronius agree to with regard to the demands from Yigal and his group?
(a) He will not deliver the statues so long as the Jews go back home.
(b) He will resign his post without reaching a decision and move to Greece.
(c) He will send his troops to kill Yigal and his group.
(d) He will not raise taxes so long as the Jews work harder on the fields.

13. John Cullinane is attracted to Vered Bar-el, but she is not interested in him since she's already engaged to whom?
(a) Ohana.
(b) Eliav.
(c) Tabari.
(d) Zodman.

14. Leah, who is Zadok's daughter, wants to marry whom?
(a) Amalek's son Azani.
(b) Amalek's son Estanto.
(c) Uriel's son Uriah.
(d) Uriel's son Zebion.

15. During the time of Gomer, Makor is _____.
(a) A holding place for prisoners.
(b) Extravagantly wealthy and luxurious.
(c) A cultural center known far and wide.
(d) Only a shadow of its past glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yigal in the year 67 C.E.?

2. According to Cullinane, the earliest people of Makor lived in what?

3. When Hoopoe is finished with his engineering projects, he lives out his days in Makor doing what?

4. In 2200 B.C.E., how do the Makor villagers protect themselves?

5. In the first chapter, the archaeologists are sure they've found the castle they're looking for in _____.

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