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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Archelaus banished from his kingdom?
(a) He stole from the Temple.
(b) He was brutal against Jews and Samaritans.
(c) He allowed bandit to roam free.
(d) He put Jews to death.

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

3. What did Caesar name Archelaus?
(a) Ruler.
(b) King.
(c) Conset.
(d) Ethnarch.

4. When did Flavius Josephus return home after spending a few years in Rome?
(a) 67 A.D.
(b) 68 A.D.
(c) 66 A.D.
(d) 69 A.D.

5. Who did Herod put in charge of the interrogation of Antipater, in Section 2?
(a) Antigonus.
(b) Simon.
(c) Varus.
(d) Claudius.

6. What country did King Agrippa rule?
(a) Trachonitis.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Arabia.
(d) Rome.

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

8. How many horsemen did Agrippa send to restrain the insurgents who controlled the lower City?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 5,000.

9. Who did Antipater appoint governor of Jerusalem?
(a) Titus.
(b) Flavius Josephus.
(c) Phasael.
(d) Alexander.

10. Where was Archelaus banished to?
(a) Vienne in Gaul.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Rome.
(d) Syria.

11. What was Caesaria used as?
(a) The Roman headquarters for the Gaul provinces.
(b) The Roman headquarters for the Arab provinces.
(c) The Roman headquarters for the Syrian provinces.
(d) The Roman headquarters for the Jewish provinces.

12. What was Festus successful at in Judea?
(a) Eliminating bandits.
(b) Raising an army.
(c) Calming the Jews.
(d) Lowering taxes.

13. Which of Rome's great enemies attacked Jerusalem, in Section 2?
(a) Sophia.
(b) The Barbarians.
(c) The Gauls.
(d) Parthia.

14. What was John's only limitation according to Josephus?
(a) Authority.
(b) Money.
(c) Men.
(d) Food.

15. What did Flavius Josephus do to terrify the crowd?
(a) He freed his lions into the crowd.
(b) He had his archers kill 25 in the crowd.
(c) He flogged the angriest of them.
(d) He decapitated a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Caesar send to replace Archelaus?

2. What was Flavius Josephus trained to be?

3. What did Albinus allow in Judea?

4. When was the last work of Flavius Josephus recorded?

5. Who told Cestius of Florus's misdeeds when Florus sent a false report of a Jewish uprising?

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