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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rahab, the one who predicts trouble between the Hebrews and the Canaanites?
(a) Uriel's wife.
(b) Uriel's mother.
(c) Zadok's mother.
(d) Zadok's wife.

2. When Antiochus Epiphanes is declared a divine emperor, what is moved into the temple?
(a) A sword the emperor used to kill his primary enemies.
(b) The silver crown once worn by the emperor.
(c) The baby cradle that had belonged to the infant emperor.
(d) A gigantic head of the emperor.

3. 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) Thor and his daughter.
(b) Thurton and his wife.
(c) Urbaal and his father.
(d) Ur and his son.

4. After the Hebrews attack and burn Makor, the surviving Canaanites agree to do what?
(a) Farm the land.
(b) Continue to worship Baal.
(c) Leave immediately.
(d) Accept El-Shaddai.

5. How old is Yigal in the year 67 C.E.?
(a) Sixty-seven.
(b) Eighty-nine.
(c) Forty-one.
(d) Fifty-three.

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

7. Gomer's son is forced to serve in the army of the _____.
(a) Babylonians.
(b) Caananites.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Hebrews.

8. After meeting with his colleagues as the book opens, Dr. Cullinane drives with them to where?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Makor.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Arizona.

9. Where do Yigal and his group go to in order to protest against the Romans to Petronius?
(a) Accho.
(b) Ptolemais.
(c) Persia.
(d) Athens.

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

11. Around 37 C.E., why does Yigal, a young Jewish laborer, oppose the Romans?
(a) A Roman soldier stole his wife.
(b) He and other Jews refuse to accept statues of Caligula.
(c) A Roman soldier slighted his father.
(d) He is tired of having to make bricks for free.

12. In addition to growing wheat, the earliest inhabitants of Makor learn to do what?
(a) Plant lettuce patches.
(b) Plant lemon trees.
(c) Build homes near the well.
(d) Build sailboats using balsa wood.

13. In addition to a castle the team is looking for, the archaeologists believe that the Makor site will reveal what else?
(a) Basilica, temple, synagogue, and mosque.
(b) Fortress, pyramid, and minaret.
(c) Temple, pyramid, shrine, and obelisk.
(d) Shrine, tomb, and military statuettes.

14. As Cullinane starts working with his colleagues on the dig at Makor, he notes that everyone gets along so well and there is no animosity between who?
(a) Scientists and laborers.
(b) Americans and Britons.
(c) Arabs and Jews.
(d) Archaeologists and reporters.

15. What does El-Shaddai tell Zadok about other gods?
(a) They intend to harm Zadok.
(b) Zadok should worship them.
(c) They intend to bless Zadok.
(d) Zadok should not worship them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the midst of writing about Makor's earliest inhabitants, the author jumps forward to the present. What does he say Cullinane is doing while Vered is in Chicago?

2. In "The Old Man And His God," the author paints a picture of Makor during what time period?

3. After a menorah from around 1550 C.E. is uncovered at the dig, news stories incorrectly refer to it as what?

4. After Roman armies overtake the town of Makor, what happens to its Jewish residents?

5. In 2200 B.C.E., Makor is ruled by whom?

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