Q: Rabbi Moses ben Maimon ( "Moseh ben-Maymon"; "Musa bin Maymun"), commonly known as Maimonides (; "Maimonides"; ), and also referred to by the acronym Rambam (, for "Rabbeinu Moseh ben Maimon", "Our Rabbi Moses son of Maimon"), was a medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. In his time, he was also a preeminent astronomer and physician. Born in Cordova, Almoravid Empire (present-day Spain) on Passover Eve, 1135 or 1138, he worked as a rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Morocco and Egypt. He died in Egypt on December 12, 1204, whence his body was taken to the lower Galilee and buried in Tiberias.

During his lifetime, most Jews greeted Maimonides' writings on Jewish law and ethics with acclaim and gratitude, even as far away as Iraq and Yemen, and although Maimonides rose to become the revered head of the Jewish community in Egypt, there were also vociferous critics of some of his writings, particularly in Spain. Nonetheless, he was posthumously acknowledged as among the foremost rabbinical arbiters and philosophers in Jewish history, and his copious work comprises a cornerstone of Jewish scholarship. His fourteen-volume "Mishneh Torah" still carries significant canonical authority as a codification of Talmudic law. He is sometimes known as "ha Nesher ha Gadol" (the great eagle) in recognition of his outstanding status as a "bona fide" exponent of the Oral Torah.

1. acronym Rambam
2. the Torah
3. the Middle Ages
4. yes
5. particularly in Spain
6. in Cordova
7. on Passover Eve
8. Mishneh Torah
9. rabbinical arbiters
10. in recognition of his outstanding status as a "bona fide" exponent of the Oral Torah

Numbered questions:
1. What caronym is Rabbi Moses ben Mairmon referred to?
2. What was he one of the most prolific and influential scholars of?
3. During what time?
4. Where there any critics of his writings?
5. Where were they from?
6. Where was he born?
7. On what Eve?
8. What 14 volume work of his still carries significant canonical authority as a codification of Talmudic law?
9. What did he work as in Morocco and Egypt?
10. Why is he sometimes called "ha Nesher ha Gadol" (the great eagle)?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Once there was a beautiful Queen. She liked dancing. She liked singing. She liked playing. But the thing she liked the most was eating ice cream. She liked many kinds of ice cream, but her favorite was strawberry. She liked it best because it was pink, and pink was her favorite color. Because she liked eating ice cream so much, she wanted a kingdom wide ice cream eating holiday. Everyone had to stop working and eat ice cream. All of the people were happy with the new holiday. It was summer, and everyone would rather eat ice cream than work. The queen wanted to see what the favorite flavor of ice cream was in her kingdom. Everyone got to say their favorite flavor. 159 people liked chocolate. 67 people liked vanilla. 382 people liked strawberry. The queen was very happy that everyone liked strawberry as much as she did. The king was not happy. He liked chocolate the best. He wanted to get rid of all of the strawberry ice cream so that chocolate could be the winner. When the queen found out she was very sad. Then she had an idea: chocolate strawberry ice cream. The king liked the idea. All the people liked the idea. A new ice cream flavor was made and everyone loved it. 1. Who was good looking?
2. What did she like to do?
3. which was the one she liked best?
4. which was her favorite kind?
5. what did she want to establish for the kingdom?
6. to do what?
7. what season was it?
8. what did she conduct a poll of?
9. what was everyones's favorite?
10. how did this make the queen feel?
11. how did the king feel?
12. why?
13. so what did he want to do to make this happen?
14. how did this make the queen feel?
15. what was her solution
16. how did the king feel about it?
17. what about everyone else?
numbered_answers: 1. the Queen
2. dancing, singing, playing, and eating ice cream
3. eating ice cream
4. strawberry
5. a holiday
6. eat ice cream
7. summer
8. favorite flavors
9. strawberry
10. very happy
11. not happy
12. he wanted chocolate to win
13. get rid of all strawberry ice cream
14. very sad
15. chocolate strawberry ice cream
16. liked the idea
17. also liked the idea

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.

NED DECIDES ON VISITING SAN FRANCISCO--LARRY PAYS A VISIT, AND RECEIVES A SEVERE DISAPPOINTMENT--THE ROAD AND THE CITY--UNEXPECTED NEWS.

Few joys in this life are altogether without alloy. The delight experienced by Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting, when they heard the hearty tones of Ned Sinton's voice, and the satisfaction with which they beheld his face, when, in their anxiety to prevent his falling headlong into "the hole," they both sprang out of the tent and rushed into his arms, were somewhat damped on their observing that Tom Collins was not with him. But their anxieties were speedily relieved on learning that Tom was at Sacramento City, and, it was to be hoped, doing well.

As Ned had eaten nothing on the day of his arrival since early morning, the first care of his friends was to cook some food for him; and Larry took special care to brew for him, as soon as possible, a stiff tumbler of hot brandy and water, which, as he was wet and weary, was particularly acceptable.

While enjoying this over the fire in front of the tent, Ned related the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially; in the course of which narration he explained, what the reader does not yet know, how that, after Tom had recovered from his illness sufficiently to ride, he had conducted him by easy stages to the banks of the great San Joaquin river, down which they had proceeded by boat until they reached Sacramento. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is visiting San Fransisco?
2. Who had not ate anything?
3. Who was happy when they heard his voice?
4. What were they anxious they would fall into?
5. What did the two of them jump out of?
6. What did they rush into?
7. Who was not with him?
8. What was in the tumbler?
9. Where was Tom?
10. What stories did he tell at the campfire?
11. What body of water did they travel?
12. Where did they go?
Answer:
1. NED
2. Ned
3. Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting
4. the hole
5. A tent
6. his arms
7. Tom Collins
8. hot brandy and water
9. Sacramento City
10. the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially
11. the great San Joaquin river
12. Sacramento