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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, A Kingdom of Nuisances and Nobodies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ruled Judea from 37 to 4 B.C.E?
(a) Herod.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Jacob.
(d) David.

2. Where does Celsus say religion took its root?
(a) The lower-classes.
(b) The middle-classes.
(c) The under-classes.
(d) The upper-classes.

3. What is the name of the Jerusalem man the author calls righteous and devout?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Samuel.
(c) David.
(d) Simeon.

4. Which two disciples were the only ones to give an account of Jesus's birth and early years?
(a) Jacob and Paul.
(b) Peter and Simon.
(c) Mark and John.
(d) Matthew and Luke.

5. Who ordered John the Baptist's death?
(a) Nero.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Antipas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ruled during basileia?

2. Who did Josephus defend to Nero in 64 C.E.?

3. What approach to life did John the Baptist see as the way to live a spiritual life?

4. Complete the following title: "One Like a Son of..."

5. What war was fought in 66 C.E.?

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