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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the legate of Syria while Gessius Florus was procurator of Judea?
(a) Claudius Cestius.
(b) Markus Nimius.
(c) Trabanus Antinus.
(d) Cestius Gallus.

2. Where was Ascalon located?
(a) East of Gaza
(b) North of Gaza.
(c) South of Massada.
(d) Gaul.

3. Who claimed to be the real heir of Herod?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Antipat.
(c) Complanus.
(d) Antipas.

4. How old was Flavius Josephus when he returned home after his studies?
(a) 28 years old.
(b) 19 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

5. What country did King Agrippa rule?
(a) Rome.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Trachonitis.
(d) Gaul.

6. When did the rebellion against Archelaus start?
(a) Immediately after his rise to power.
(b) 12 months after his rise to power.
(c) 18 months after his rise to power.
(d) 6 months after his rise to power.

7. Who did Cestius send to investigate Florus's rule?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Captain Eleazar.
(c) Neapolitanus.
(d) Alexander.

8. What did Flavius Josephus do to terrify the crowd?
(a) He had his archers kill 25 in the crowd.
(b) He decapitated a man.
(c) He freed his lions into the crowd.
(d) He flogged the angriest of them.

9. What was John's only limitation according to Josephus?
(a) Money.
(b) Authority.
(c) Men.
(d) Food.

10. What was Vespasian's title in Judea?
(a) Emperor.
(b) Consul.
(c) Praetor.
(d) Commander-in-chief of the armies of Syria.

11. What did Gessius Florus boast about?
(a) His wrongdoing.
(b) Him being in line to be the next emperor.
(c) His wife.
(d) His house in Rome.

12. What did the Jews do to make it seem like they didn't need water?
(a) They released the dam.
(b) They threw water off the wall.
(c) They hung wet clothes.
(d) The took bath.

13. What was Flavius Josephus trained to be?
(a) A merchant.
(b) A priest.
(c) A Jewish Rabbi.
(d) A soldier.

14. Whom did Flavius Josephus foresee becoming emperor of Rome?
(a) Caligula.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Vespasian.
(d) Titus.

15. What did Caesar convince Roman officials to dos in Section 3?
(a) Hear claims.
(b) Give to the Temple.
(c) Not slaughter the children.
(d) Not to kill Flavius Josephus

Short Answer Questions

1. Who desecrated the Temple during Florus's Procuratorship?

2. How did Joseph die, in Section 2?

3. What was Caligula's other name?

4. How many parts of Galilee were assigned to Flavius Josephus?

5. How many people did Archelaus's soldiers kill at Passover?

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