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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Antiochus and his son Epiphanes allying themselves with to revolt against Rome?
(a) The King of Arabia.
(b) The King of Mesopotamia.
(c) The King of Jerusalem.
(d) The King of Parthia.

2. Who was below John's position over the Holy Gates?
(a) Simon.
(b) Alexander.
(c) Rival Zealots.
(d) Romans.

3. What did Vespasian build in honor of the victory over Jerusalem?
(a) An arc of Thryomph.
(b) A Temple dedicated to Jupiter.
(c) A temple of peace.
(d) A church.

4. Who was sent to be the new legate after Jerusalem's fall?
(a) Flavius Entonius.
(b) Bernatus Smalus.
(c) Flavius Josephus
(d) Lucilius Bassus.

5. How many fighters did Simon command?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 15,000.

6. What did the Roman new legate do before starting the siege of Macherus?
(a) He set a temple on fire.
(b) He cut down a forest.
(c) He filled a ravine.
(d) He damned a spring.

7. What did Simon and John realize would happen if the Romans entered the Sanctuary?
(a) The Jews would bury the Romans.
(b) The food supply would be compromized.
(c) The Jew escape route would be lost.
(d) The Romans would win.

8. What did the people of Jerusalem think of Josephus, after learning he was in Rome?
(a) That he was hiding.
(b) That he had defected.
(c) That he had surrendered.
(d) That he had been captured.

9. Where did the people of Jerusalem think Josephus died?
(a) Jotapata.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Jericho.
(d) Rome.

10. What did the inhabitants of Jerusalem want to do to Flavius Josephus?
(a) Bring him inside the city.
(b) Imprison him.
(c) Put him on the rack.
(d) Put him on trial.

11. What did people do to avoid being robbed by bandits?
(a) They fed their gold to animals.
(b) The burry their gold.
(c) Swallow gold coins.
(d) They hide their gold in rotting meat.

12. Where did the Romans promise not to fight?
(a) The lower part of Jerusalem.
(b) Antonia.
(c) The Temple.
(d) The Holy Gate.

13. How long after Nero's death did Otho came to power in Rome?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 9 months.

14. Who had previously burned the sanctuary down?
(a) The Sumerians.
(b) The Syrians.
(c) The Spartans.
(d) The Babylonians.

15. What does Flavius say John had enough of, after his taking over the Holy Gates?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Provisions.
(c) Men.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Roman soldiers do to the people fleeing Jerusalem?

2. Who did Titus order his men to kill?

3. Who occupied Masada at the time Flavius Silva took over as Roman legate?

4. What gripped Jerusalem according to Flavius Josephus?

5. What did Caesar sacrifice after the taking of Jerusalem?

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