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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. Where was Ascalon located?
(a) Gaul.
(b) South of Massada.
(c) East of Gaza
(d) North of Gaza.

2. What was John's only limitation according to Josephus?
(a) Food.
(b) Authority.
(c) Money.
(d) Men.

3. Who conspired with Brutus to kill Caesar?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Robertus.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Russius.

4. What made Hyrcanus ineligible to be a high priest?
(a) He was not circumcised.
(b) He ears were mutilated.
(c) He did not attend the right school.
(d) He was married.

5. Where did Flavius Josephus retreat when the Romans invaded Galilee?
(a) Jotapata.
(b) Amanal.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Galilee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Vespasian hit by an arrow?

2. Where did Antipas found Tiberias?

3. Why did Hyrcanus abdicate his throne?

4. What did banning sacrifices for Caesar and Rome mean for Jerusalem?

5. What did Flavius Josephus decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Josephus seek refuge and why?

2. What did King Agrippa send to the Temple?

3. Who did Nero name as procurator of Judea, at the start of Section 4?

4. What happened when Josephus discovered Vespasian's plan to send him to Nero?

5. What did the soldiers who surrounded the Jews demand, in Section 3?

6. Where did Josephus study?

7. Who faced rebellion after Herod's death, according to Section 3?

8. Who was Gaius ,and what did he order to be erected?

9. What changes did Herod make to his will?

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

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