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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the siege weapons built by Titus difficult to capture?
(a) They were covered in Iron.
(b) The Jews didn't know how to operate them.
(c) They were too far from the gate.
(d) They were covered with copper.

2. Why did Titus set the gate on fire?
(a) He wanted to see if it would burn.
(b) His men were dying and wounded.
(c) Vespasian was coming to visit and he wanted to end the siege.
(d) His wanted to finish the siege to go back home.

3. Which of Jerusalem's residents saw their houses ransacked for food?
(a) Overweight residents.
(b) Nobleman.
(c) Widows.
(d) Soldiers.

4. What did Titus claim on top of Antonia?
(a) Kill them all. God will recognize his own.
(b) Vini, vidi, vici.
(c) The city is at our mercy.
(d) Leave no one alive.

5. How many people did Vespasian kill on his way to Jericho?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 23,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the people of Jerusalem think Josephus died?

2. What did Titus order flattened, to have the entire army enter Jerusalem?

3. Who was commanding the Roman 10th Legion?

4. Who was the governor of Syria, described in Section 9?

5. What happened to the first Roman soldier to climb the wall of Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What prophecy did Josephus recall regarding the Temple?

3. When Josephus's appeal was ignored what was the final resolution, according to Section 9?

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

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

6. How did Caesar offer rewards?

7. Why were the Jews in despair?

8. What did the bandit leader John trick Titus into keeping?

9. What was Macherus considered?

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

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