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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 did the Roman soldiers do to the people fleeing Jerusalem?

2. What did the inhabitants of Jerusalem want to do to Flavius Josephus?

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

4. What did Caesar forbid his troops from doing when entering Jerusalem?

5. What did Titus tell the War Council?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Caesar offer rewards?

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

3. What prophecy did Josephus recall regarding the Temple?

4. What happened to overweight residents?

5. What did Titus tell his war council, in Section 9?

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

7. Whose release did the Jewish people beg for?

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

9. What was Macherus considered?

10. Who marched against Masada, and who occupied the city?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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