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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Menahem converts to Christianity, what name does he adopt?
(a) Mark.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Michael.
(d) Matthew.

2. In 1500, Safed is a sleepy town of a thousand inhabitants. Within ninety years, it becomes a bustling city of approximately how many inhabitants?
(a) Fifteen thousand.
(b) Two hundred thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Sixty thousand.

3. At the end of the book, Tabari explains that he has never left the area because _____.
(a) His dead wife is buried on the hilltop, and he wants to be near her.
(b) The food here is the best anywhere.
(c) An ancient curse prevents him from leaving.
(d) The land is special to both Arabs and Jews.

4. Rabbi Asher has the stonecutter Yohanan finish the interior of what in Makor?
(a) Temple.
(b) Library.
(c) Warehouse.
(d) School.

5. Abd Umar believes that in not accepting Muhammad, Christians and Jews are what?
(a) Brainwashed by priests and rabbis.
(b) Stubborn and arrogant.
(c) Filled with thoughts of superiority.
(d) Merely misguided.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the four members of Rabbi Eliezer's family, which ones survive and find refuge?

2. Fighting on the side of the Prophet Muhammad, Abd Umar works diligently to spread Islam across Byzantine regions although he _____.

3. Accompanied by the trader Muzaffar, what does Volkmar do on the trip he starts in April?

4. What is Father Vilspronck's role in the book's final chapter?

5. The Mamelukes take over the Muslim Empire from Damascus. Volkmar requests permission from the Mamelukes to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Abd Umar and his background.

2. In Safed, why does Rabbi Itzik of Vodzh decline to join the Jews who are singing in preparation for battle prior to the city being turned over to Arab rule?

3. Who is Shmuel Hacohen, and what does he want from Tabari?

4. In the chapter "The Tell," what does Cullinane realize about Bar-El as he looks at pictures of her from newspaper clippings?

5. Why does Dr. Abulafia flee Spain during the Inquisition?

6. In 1948, what does Isidore Gottesmann plan to do after the British leave Palestine?

7. How does Volkmar, the Count of Gretz, end up as governor of Makor?

8. What does Tabari say about the constitution reformers when he meets with his superior?

9. Why does Hacohen purchase Jewish books from Tabari?

10. Why does Volkmar the Eighth refuse the terms of the invaders, even if his life would be spared?

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