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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e

Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

Between the Two Testaments:Hellenistic Culture and the Growth of Multiple Judaisms

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The Jewish dynasty that ruled after the Maccabean revolt is known as the
		A)	Hasidim
		B)	Herodian
		C)	the Hasmonean
		D)	the Seleucid


2	The general responsible for the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple was
		A)	Titus
		B)	Marc Antony
		C)	Pompey
		D)	Antiochus IV


3	In Jesus' day, Jewish religious and political power was centered in
		A)	the Academy of Jamnia
		B)	the Sanhedrin
		C)	the Pharisees
		D)	the Herodians


4	That Greek philosophical outlook that emphasized the order and moral purpose of the universe was known as
		A)	platonism
		B)	epicureanism
		C)	rationalism
		D)	stoicism


5	Among other things, the figure of Dionysus and Jesus are similar because
		A)	both are the son of a god
		B)	the worship of both includes an emphasis on wine
		C)	dies, travels to the underworld, and is raised to immortality
		D)	all of the above


6	The great Jewish historian from whom we get much of we know about first-century Judaism was
		A)	Philo Judaeus
		B)	Gamaliel
		C)	Flavius Josephus
		D)	Caiaphas


7	Which of the following was not a group within first-century Palestinian Judaism?
		A)	the zealots
		B)	the Sadducees
		C)	the Pharisees
		D)	the Masoretes


8	One of the things that distinguished the Sadducees from other Jewish groups was
		A)	their rejection of the idea of the resurrection
		B)	their violent resistance to Roman rule
		C)	their messianic hopes
		D)	their development of the Mishnah in the second century


9	Most scholars believe the Dead Sea Scrolls were produced by
		A)	the Samaritans
		B)	the Essenes
		C)	the Christians
		D)	the Pharisees


10	Jewish messianic expectation did not include
		A)	the idea of the Suffering Servant
		B)	the notion of the anointed servant of God
		C)	hope for the restoration of the monarchy
		D)	all of the above

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