What did Shlomo do after returning home from the Passover festival?

He drew pictures on the walls of his house.

He wrote a book about his experiences.

He visited the Holy Temple again.

What inspired Shlomo to illustrate his experiences on the walls of his house?

The adventure he had during the Passover festival

The holiday celebration at the Holy Temple

What did the archaeologist discover in the ancient walls of Shlomo's house in Tzippori?

B) Shlomo's journal and pictures he drew

D) Inscriptions of an unknown language

What condition are Shlomo's pictures described as being in?

B) Slightly faded but still beautiful

According to the text, what will the reader learn about from Shlomo's story?

B) How the festival of Passover was intended to be celebrated

C) The process of archaeological excavation

When did the preparations for Passover really begin in the town of Tzippori?

One week before the Seder night

What was the purpose of the money collected from each household?

To purchase animals for the communal offerings

To build new structures in Jerusalem

Who would bring the collected money to Jerusalem?

Someone appointed by the town leaders

What were the people doing in preparation for the new month of Nisan?

Cleaning their house and packing bags

Why was it important for travelers to Jerusalem to avoid walking over unmarked graves?

To maintain ritual purity before the Passover offering

To prevent disturbing the peace of the area

What were workers from the Holy Temple sent out to do?

To mark the graves with whitewash

To guide travelers to Jerusalem

To collect offerings for the Temple

What was the purpose of marking the graves with whitewash?

To prevent ritual impurity by signaling unmarked graves

To identify the graves for future ceremonies

What did the narrator and their new friends imagine they were part of?

B) A generation that left Egypt and crossed the Sea of Reeds

C) A group of strangers becoming friends

What did the group do when they came across a well?

C) They stopped to rest and have a drink

A) They continued marching without stopping

B) They sang and danced around the well

D) They imagined crossing the Sea of Reeds

What preparations were made a month before Passover according to the text?

Sending out workers to make repairs in the roads and ensuring wells for drinking and ritual baths were ready

Decorating homes and preparing special meals

Organizing a parade and crafting new garments

Planting trees and cleaning public spaces

What did the preparations with fellow pilgrims allow them to do?

Water their animals from nearby wells

Why were they able to make their Shabbat stay easier?

Because of special rules made by their sages

Because of the kindness of strangers

Because of the weather conditions

Because they carried enough supplies

Why is Modiiin considered to have a central location?

It is close to Jerusalem and on the way for many travelers.

It is the capital of the region.

It is the site of an ancient battle.

Who began the revolt against the Greek tyrants in Modiiin?

Mattityahu the kohen and his five sons

Why is Modiin a favourite place for buying clay pots and dishes for the Passover festival?

Because the Rabbis have expressed great confidence in the purity of the earthen ware made there.

Because it has the largest market in the region.

Because it is the only place where clay pots and dishes are made.

Because the prices of the pots and dishes are the cheapest.

Who has expressed great confidence in the purity of the earthen ware made in Modiin?

The merchants selling the pots and dishes.

Why did they approach Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives?

To see the preparation of the ashes of the Parah Adumah

Because it was the only way to Jerusalem

What was needed for the people to become ritually pure?

To be sprinkled by the ashes and water

To make a journey from Modiin to Jerusalem

To witness the preparation of the Parah Adumah

Where did the bridge of arches extend from and to in the image description?

From the Shushan Gate on the eastern wall of the Temple Mount to the Mount of Olives

From the Mount of Olives to the Shushan Gate

From the Shushan Gate to the Temple Mount

From the Temple Mount to the place where the red heifer was burned

What was the purpose of the bridge mentioned in the image description?

To bring the red heifer to the place where it would be slaughtered and burned

To transport water to the Temple Mount

To connect two parts of the city for regular traffic

To serve as a ceremonial path for processions

What was the purpose of the mixture of ashes, water, and hyssop according to the text?

To purify anyone who had become impure through contact with a dead body

To anoint the priests before a ceremony

To prepare food for a religious feast

What was required for the family to do before they could present their Pesach offering at the Holy Temple?

They had to stand before the Koahanim and be sprinkled with water mixed with ashes from the red heifer.