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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. What does Flavius say John had enough of, after his taking over the Holy Gates?

2. What did Titus order built to bombard Jerusalem's defenders?

3. Where did Vespasian go after leaving Alexandria?

4. When did word that Antiochus and his son Epiphanes were revolting against Rome reach Vespasian?

5. What did the Roman soldiers do to the people fleeing Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to overweight residents?

2. How did Caesar offer rewards?

3. What freed the path for Vespasian to become Roman Emperor?

4. What caused sadness and then anger in Jerusalem, according to Section 6?

5. Why were the Jews in despair?

6. What was Macherus considered?

7. What developed over the high priesthood?

8. Whose release did the Jewish people beg for?

9. What was John committed to, according to Section 7?

10. Why did Caesar disclaim responsibility, according to Section 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine why temples were built to commemorate victory and to confirm the Roman Empire's firm establishment.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Flavius Josephus as a historian and his role in presenting the information about the history of the Jews and Romans in The Jewish War.

Essay Topic 3

Define the high priesthood and examine why conflicts developed over the high priesthood and how it affected Roman garrisons.

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