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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the soldiers not put out the fire as ordered?
(a) They didn't recognize the authority of Titus.
(b) The uproar was too loud, and they did not hear the order.
(c) They wanted to avenge their dead comrades.
(d) They didn't understand Latin.

2. Who took turns plundering the wealthy citizens of Jerusalem?
(a) Partisans.
(b) Zealots.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Women.

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

4. Who was above John's position over the Holy Gates?
(a) Romans.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Enemy zealots.
(d) Rabbis.

5. When did Jerusalem fall to the Romans?
(a) In the second year of Vespasian's reign.
(b) In the first year of Vespasian's reign.
(c) In the fourth year of Vespasian's reign.
(d) In the third year of Vespasian's reign.

6. What kingdom did Antiochus rule?
(a) Antigomum.
(b) Commagene.
(c) Caesaria.
(d) Antichium.

7. How many prisoners did the Romans take in Jerusalem?
(a) 99,000.
(b) 77,000.
(c) 991,000.
(d) 97,000.

8. What was the biggest city of Antiochus's kingdom?
(a) Samosata.
(b) Antigium.
(c) Sumerium.
(d) Quitium.

9. What did the Romans use to destroy the large sturdy stone construction, in Section 9?
(a) Arrows.
(b) Catapults.
(c) Battering rams.
(d) Shovels.

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

11. Who tried to appeal to Jerusalem's defenders to have them surrender?
(a) Matthias.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Matius.
(d) Josephus.

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

13. Who was Eleazar the son of?
(a) John.
(b) Jairus.
(c) Simon.
(d) Eleazar.

14. What view made Macherus a strategical fortress?
(a) Views of Syria.
(b) Views of Arabia.
(c) Views of Persia.
(d) Views of Jerusalem.

15. Who led a sortie against Vespasian from the town of Tarichaeae?
(a) Jeshua.
(b) Tobias.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John try to do during the siege of Jerusalem?

2. What fortress did the new Roman legate secure when first arriving?

3. Where did Vespasian go after leaving Alexandria?

4. What did Eleazar convince his people to do as the Romans were breaching the walls?

5. Who did Titus order his men to kill?

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