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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the legate of Syria while Gessius Florus was procurator of Judea?
(a) Claudius Cestius.
(b) Trabanus Antinus.
(c) Markus Nimius.
(d) Cestius Gallus.

2. What country did King Agrippa rule?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Rome.
(d) Trachonitis.

3. Why was Caligula assassinated?
(a) He killed his sister.
(b) He banished his son.
(c) He desecrated a Temple.
(d) He refused to go to war with the Gaul.

4. What did Flavius Josephus do to terrify the crowd?
(a) He had his archers kill 25 in the crowd.
(b) He freed his lions into the crowd.
(c) He flogged the angriest of them.
(d) He decapitated a man.

5. Where did Antipas found Tiberias?
(a) Near Vienne.
(b) Near Jerusalem.
(c) Near the Sea of Galilee.
(d) Near Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Pompey's governor in Syria?

2. What was Festus successful at in Judea?

3. When did Flavius Josephus return home after spending a few years in Rome?

4. What made Hyrcanus ineligible to be a high priest?

5. What did Gessius Florus boast about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Josephus, Governor of Galilee, do after he agreed to meet the most angry people, according to Section 5?

2. Where did Josephus seek refuge and why?

3. What did Pilate send to Jerusalem?

4. Who was Gaius, and why was he assassinated, according to Section 1?

5. Who was Aristobulus, and who did he imprison, according to Section 2?

6. What did Antigonus do to Hyrcanus?

7. What was Josephus rewarded with?

8. What did Josephus tell the people of Jotapata?

9. What changes did Herod make to his will?

10. Who was Albinus, and how did he cripple the nation?

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