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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the group led by Menahem retreat to?
(a) Serpico.
(b) Menaa.
(c) Massada.
(d) Iffitan.

2. Who succeeded to John Hyrcanus after his death?
(a) Jospeh.
(b) Simon.
(c) Aristobulus.
(d) Rambotius.

3. What was Flavius Josephus trained to be?
(a) A priest.
(b) A Jewish Rabbi.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A soldier.

4. What made Hyrcanus ineligible to be a high priest?
(a) He was not circumcised.
(b) He was married.
(c) He did not attend the right school.
(d) He ears were mutilated.

5. How many people did Florus ordered to be killed when the population objected to Florus's rule?
(a) 7,600.
(b) 9,600.
(c) 5,600.
(d) 3,600.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Florus say wanted the 17 talents he stole?

2. What city did Flavius Josephus enter and encourage its inhabitants against Vespasian?

3. Which Roman commander defeated the Jewish army, despite being outnumbered?

4. What was Flavius Josephus rewarded with for helping Rome?

5. What did Gessius Florus boast about?

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