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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Phasael kill himself?
(a) He hung himself.
(b) He drowned himself.
(c) He threw his head on a rock.
(d) He slit his throat.

2. When was the "Jewish war" fought according to Section 1?
(a) 67 B.C and 73 A.D.
(b) 167 B.C and 73 A.D.
(c) 17 B.C and 73 A.D.
(d) 1 B.C and 73 A.D.

3. What did Albinus allow in Judea?
(a) The Temple to collect taxes.
(b) The Jews to give to the Temple.
(c) Robbery, looting, and excessive taxes.
(d) The Jews to recruit an army.

4. Who did Florus say wanted the 17 talents he stole?
(a) Tius.
(b) Vespasian.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Caesar.

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

6. What was obligatory after Herod's name and Archelaus's rise to power, according to Section 3?
(a) A retreat in the Temple.
(b) Tithing the Temple.
(c) A mourning period.
(d) A feast.

7. Who did Cestius send to investigate Florus's rule?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Neapolitanus.
(d) Captain Eleazar.

8. What did Gessius Florus boast about?
(a) His wife.
(b) Him being in line to be the next emperor.
(c) His house in Rome.
(d) His wrongdoing.

9. Whom did Flavius Josephus foresee becoming emperor of Rome?
(a) Caligula.
(b) Vespasian.
(c) Titus.
(d) Caesar.

10. What did the Jews do to make it seem like they didn't need water?
(a) They hung wet clothes.
(b) They threw water off the wall.
(c) They released the dam.
(d) The took bath.

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

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

13. Who desecrated the Temple during Florus's Procuratorship?
(a) Titus.
(b) Roman soldiers.
(c) Hostile youth.
(d) Flavius Josephus.

14. Where did Flavius Josephus retreat when the Romans invaded Galilee?
(a) Jotapata.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Amanal.
(d) Jerusalem.

15. When did Flavius Josephus live?
(a) 17 A.D to late 90 A.D.
(b) 37 A.D to late 90 A.D.
(c) 47 A.D to late 90 A.D.
(d) 27 A.D to late 90 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Festus successful at in Judea?

2. Who was the King of Arabia who offered Hyrcanus protection?

3. What did Caesar name Archelaus?

4. Why did Flavius Josephus hide in a temple during a Jewish insurrection, after coming back from Rome?

5. What did the chiefs priests, leading citizens, and prominent Pharisees gather for?

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