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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Archelaus banished to?

2. Whom did Flavius Josephus foresee becoming emperor of Rome?

3. What country did King Agrippa rule?

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

5. Who did Cestius send to investigate Florus's rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Menahem, according to Section 4?

2. What did King Agrippa do when Vespasian arrived?

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

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

5. How did Caesar divide the kingdom?

6. What did Antigonus do to Hyrcanus?

7. What did Josephus tell the people of Jotapata?

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

9. What did the Romans do when Antigonus begged for mercy?

10. What did Pilate send to Jerusalem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the importance of sacrifices, and why Eleazar's decision made war between the Jews and Romans inevitable.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the significance of Herod's leadership and discuss his rise to power and decisions made during his rule.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of succession in the early Roman government.

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