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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the Roman soldiers to put out the fire in the sanctuary?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Titus.
(c) Flavius Josephus.
(d) Vespasian.

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

3. How many died during the Roman capture of Jerusalem?
(a) 3 millions.
(b) 2 millions.
(c) 4 millions.
(d) 1 million.

4. Who was the King of Parthia?
(a) Clausius Animes.
(b) Antigone.
(c) Astori.
(d) Vologeses.

5. What happened to Flavius Josephus when he appealed to the people of Jerusalem?
(a) He was hit with a stone.
(b) Boiling water was thrown at him.
(c) An arrow was shot at him.
(d) He fell off his horse.

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

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

8. What province did the Romans fail to control, despite the taking of Jerusalem, in Section 10?
(a) Judea.
(b) Syria.
(c) Arabia.
(d) Gaul.

9. Who was commanding the Roman 10th Legion?
(a) Vespasian.
(b) Claudius.
(c) Silvius.
(d) Trajan.

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

11. What did Caesar forbid his troops from doing when entering Jerusalem?
(a) Killing prisoners or burning houses.
(b) Destroying fortifications.
(c) Looting.
(d) Sleeping inside the city.

12. What did Caesar sacrifice after the taking of Jerusalem?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Virgins.
(c) Women.
(d) Bullocks.

13. What did Eleazar convince his people to do as the Romans were breaching the walls?
(a) Flee.
(b) Kill their families and then themselves.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Charge the Romans.

14. 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 didn't understand Latin.
(d) They wanted to avenge their dead comrades.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the siege weapons built by Titus difficult to capture?

2. What did John do with a few men and a zealot?

3. Who was knifed to death by the Roman crowd?

4. Where were the Palace, Temple, and Sanctuary built?

5. How many Jews were killed in response to the death of 12 Roman soldiers?

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