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1
The most spectacular and influential of all ancient leaders in the Middle East was
A)Julius Caesar.
B)Hammurabi.
C)Caesar Augustus.
D)Alexander the Great.
2
This general and successor to Alexander the Great began a dynasty that ruled much of southwestern Asia after Alexander's death.
A)Seleucus
B)Julius Caesar
C)Josephus
D)Herod the Great
3
These "pious ones" resisted attempts by Hellenists to force Jews to compromise the principles of their religious faith, even to the point of enduring torture and execution for their beliefs.
A)Seleucids
B)Pharisees
C)Sadducees
D)Hasidim
4
The cause of the Maccabean Revolt was
A)the Romans' invasion of Palestine in 63 BCE.
B)the persecution of the Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes in the mid-second century BCE.
C)the birth of Jesus of Nazareth ca. 8-4 BCE.
D)the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE.
5
The Maccabean Revolt was so called because
A)the name "Maccabean" means cleansing.
B)the leader of the revolt was nicknamed "Maccabeus," which means [God's] hammer.
C)the name "Maccabean" recalls the name of a Seleucid ruler famous for persecuting Jews
D)the name "Maccabean" means persecution.
6
The monarch ruling Palestine when Jesus was born was
A)Herod the Great
B)Alexander the Great
C)Cyrus the Great
D)Peter the Great
7
One of the sons of Herod the Great, _________________, is the Herod who beheaded John the Baptist and whom Jesus of Nazareth described as "that fox."
A)Herod Philip
B)Herod Agrippa
C)Herod Antipas
D)Herod Archelaus
8
In 6 CE. the Romans deposed Herod Archelaus as ruler over Judea and replaced him with a series of Roman governors or _________________, the most famous of whom was Pontius Pilate (26-36 C.E.), the man who sentenced Jesus to death.
A)Hasidim
B)Pharisees
C)priests
D)procurators
9
The real center of power in the Mediterranean world when Jesus was born was the Roman emperor
A)Julius Caesar
B)Mark Antony
C)Augustus
D)Herod the Great
10
This member of the family of Herod was a devoted ally of the Pharisee party and vigorously persecuted the early church, imprisoning the apostle Peter and beheading the apostle James.
A)Herod Agrippa I
B)Herod the Great
C)Herod Antipas
D)Herod Archelaus
11
This Roman emperor was the stepson of Augustus and ruled over Rome during the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.
A)Caligula
B)Nero
C)Claudius
D)Tiberius
12
This is the name of the Roman general who captured Jerusalem and burned the Jewish temple there in 70 C.E.
A)Judas Maccabeus
B)Titus
C)Vespasian
D)Nero
13
One of the most important sources of information about the Jewish revolt against Rome is _________________, a Jewish historian who was eyewitness to many of the events in the Revolt.
A)Flavius Josephus
B)Judas Maccabeus
C)Herod Agrippa II
D)Herod Archelaus
14
The Greco-Roman ruler cult began with a priest of the god Ammon informing someone that he was the son of Amon-Ra (and he believed him). Who was he?
A)the king of Egypt, Alexander the Great
B)Julius Caesar
C)Nero
D)Augustus
15
When did the Jewish people finally restore the nation of Israel?
A)353 CE
B)1595 CE
C)1948 CE
D)2004 CE





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