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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II, ch. 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What connection does Herod have in Edom?
(a) Silas, an old family friend.
(b) Flaccus, his uncle and brother-in-law.
(c) His uncle, Antipas.
(d) His grandfather, Herod the Great.

2. Who stops Caligula from freeing Herod immediately from prison?
(a) The governor of the prison.
(b) The German prisoner.
(c) Macro.
(d) Antonia.

3. What act does Caligula attempt that angers many Jews?
(a) Erecting statues of Jesus in public squares in Jerusalem.
(b) Erecting a statue of himself in the Holy of Holies.
(c) Banishing all Jewish holiday celebrations.
(d) Burning down all the synagogues.

4. What word does Herod prefer to describe himself?
(a) Pious.
(b) Rogue.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Virtuous.

5. What does Herod convince Caligula of concerning Antipas?
(a) That Antipas is innocent and means no harm.
(b) That deceit lies in Herodius, not Antipas.
(c) That Antipas is plotting treason against Caligula.
(d) That Antipas threatened Herod for his title.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of an owl in the prison with Herod?

2. What stops the Alabarch from believing Herod's story when he and Cypros arrive in Alexandria?

3. What does Herod advise the Senate?

4. How does Antonia's push for a coachman's arrest backfire?

5. What stops Herod from his initial return to Rome?

(see the answer key)

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