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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who besieged Jerusalem, at the start of Section 7?
(a) Titus.
(b) Merinius.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Classius.

2. How many fighters did John command?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 8,000.

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

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

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

6. Who was the governor of Syria, described in Section 9?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Josephus.
(c) Clatus.
(d) Paetus.

7. Who did Titus order his men to kill?
(a) Only the men.
(b) Only those who resisted.
(c) Only those that would not be good slaves.
(d) Everyone.

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

9. What did the defenders of Gamala do after the city fell to the Romans?
(a) Jumped in the ravine with their families.
(b) Drank poison.
(c) Plead for clemency.
(d) Went to pray at the Temple.

10. What region did Vespasian continue to conquer, in Section 6?
(a) Syria.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Galilee.
(d) Arabia.

11. What did Titus tell the War Council?
(a) He wanted to burn the city to the ground.
(b) He needed to enter the city quickly.
(c) He didn't care about Rome's reputation.
(d) He did not want to destroy works of art.

12. Who was the father of the Idumaean general Simon?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Simon.
(c) Cathla.
(d) Claudius.

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

14. What made Jerusalem's wall collapse?
(a) Horns.
(b) Ramming it.
(c) John's tunnel.
(d) Roman's siege machines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sent to be the new legate after Jerusalem's fall?

2. How many died during the Roman capture of Jerusalem?

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

4. Where was Macherus relative to Jerusalem?

5. What young Jewish soldier was captured and crucified by the Romans, in Section 9?

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