The Chosen Book III

The Chosen
Books II & III

By Kathi Mitchell

Multiple Choice

Who wrote The Chosen

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Charles Dickens

• Chaim Potok

• Frederick Forsythe

Reuven and Danny no longer are rivals at softball. They've been friends. Now they're not speaking to each other. What happened?

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​We've come a long way.

Multiple Choice

What is Zionism?

• The effort to rename Jerusalem

• It's a type of music

• It's about reestablishing a Jewish homeland

• It's about a place in southern Arabia

Multiple Choice

Which of these is true?

• Reb Saunders was in favor of Zionism

• Danny was in favor of Zionism

• Reb Saunders opposed Zionism and Reb Malter advocated for Zionism

• Reb Malter opposed Zionism and Reb Saunders advocated for Zionism

​At Hirsch College there was lots to study. The most important topic was Talmud. At first Reuven was in the second level class, but he was able to move up.

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What was most important

Multiple Choice

What was Rav Gershenson's subject?

• History

• Psychology

• Torah

• Talmud

Multiple Choice

In what level class did Danny start off in Talmud?

• First

• Second

• Third

• T

Multiple Choice

Where was Reuven's father when he was studying in Rav Gershenson's class?

• Fighting for Zionism

• at home

• In the hospital

• the story doesn't tell

Multiple Choice

What did Reuven (and Danny) believe about Rav Gershenson's view of scientific criticism of the Talmud?

• That there was no such thing as scientific criticism

• That no one should use scientific criticism

• That scientific criticism was primitive

• That scientific criticism was only for Gentiles

Multiple Choice

Why were Danny and Reuven not talking during this time?

• They hated each other

• Reb Malter has said they couldn't talk

• Reb Saunders said they couldn't talk

• They were talking, but secretly.

In 1947 the United Nations voted to establish a homeland for Israel. When it was established there continued to be violence and many Jews who were fighting for their homeland were killed.

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Israel was established

Multiple Choice

How did the silence between Reuven and Danny end?

• Reb Malter forgave Danny

• With Israel established there was nothing to fight against

• Reb Saunders died

• Danny refused to obey his father

Multiple Choice

How did Reuven impress Rav Gershenson?

• He thoroughly studied and answered a tough question about Talmud.

• He didn't talk about scientific criticism in front of the other students

• He memorized and answered questions well

• all of these