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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time of Gomer, Makor is _____.

2. What job does Gomer's son hold in Makor?

3. After Governor Jeremoth has the walls of Makor rebuilt, what group is able to breach the wall and capture Makor?

4. By the year 605 B.C.E., in what condition is Hoopoe's wall found?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain who Gomer and Rimmon are.

2. How is being the mouthpiece of Yahweh both a blessing and a curse for Gomer?

3. Explain why the rulers of Makor during the Seleucid Empire allow the Jews of the town to worship as they wish.

4. Describe Hoopoe's engineering projects.

5. Describe how Ur and his family live during Makor's earliest days.

6. Gomer is certain that her son is meant to accomplish a special purpose. Does he live up to her expectations?

7. Summarize what Dr. Cullinane writes about the early society of Makor in his progress report of the first year of the dig.

8. Why does the leader of the Canaanites accept Zadok and his people?

9. What are archaeologists hoping to find at Makor?

10. Who is Yigal, and how does he become a leader of his people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about the city of Safed during its boom time in the 1500s. How did it go from a sleepy town of a thousand residents to a bustling trade center with more than sixty thousand inhabitants? What caused this city to grow so much in less than ninety years?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout its history, Makor experiences moments of glory and times of near-destruction. Select one glorious era and one dark era from the history of this town. Compare and contrast these two eras. How does Makor advance during the boom time? What keeps it from the brink of destruction during its darker days?

Essay Topic 3

One of the structures Cullinane desires to uncover at the dig is a castle. Write about this castle, explaining how and when it got there. During what era was it built? What was Makor like during that time? What does Cullinane determine about the castle?

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