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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many troops did the Idumaeans march into Jerusalem?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 3,000.

2. Where was Ascalon located?
(a) Gaul.
(b) North of Gaza.
(c) East of Gaza
(d) South of Massada.

3. Who was the legate of Syria while Gessius Florus was procurator of Judea?
(a) Cestius Gallus.
(b) Markus Nimius.
(c) Trabanus Antinus.
(d) Claudius Cestius.

4. How many people gathered at Passover to complain about Florus?
(a) 5 millions.
(b) 2 millions.
(c) 3 millions.
(d) 4 millions.

5. What did Archelaus use to minimize hostilities?
(a) His large army.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Fear.
(d) Bribes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was above John's position over the Holy Gates?

2. Who led the second and final invasion of Jerusalem, according to Flavius Josephus?

3. What made Hyrcanus ineligible to be a high priest?

4. What did Archelaus fear with the arrival of Passover?

5. What did the defenders of Gamala do after the city fell to the Romans?

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