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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. How did Vespasian reward Agrippa's generosity?

2. How many prisoners did Titus send to Rome?

3. Who recalled a prophecy that claimed that when the Temple became square, the Sanctuary would fall?

4. How many troops did the Idumaeans march into Jerusalem?

5. How many fighters did John command?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose release did the Jewish people beg for?

2. How did Caesar offer rewards?

3. Why did Antiochus leave his kingdom to his family?

4. What did Vespasian have built?

5. Who held the Upper City and the Great Wall?

6. What did Titus order to be built?

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

8. What did Caesar orde,r in Section 9?

9. What happened before the warring parties could use the war engines on each other?

10. What did the Fall of the City begin with, according to Section 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the methods used by the Romans, Jews, and other groups in defending or destroying cities.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the severity of the famine experienced in Jerusalem and examine what measures people used to survive.

Essay Topic 3

Define the meaning of hyperbole and examine what Josephus meant by the claim that "no other city has ever endured such horrors."

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