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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. What region did Vespasian continue to conquer, in Section 6?
(a) Galilee.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Syria.
(d) Arabia.

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

3. How many Jews were killed in response to the death of 12 Roman soldiers?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 5,000.

4. What did Eleazar convince his people to do as the Romans were breaching the walls?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Charge the Romans.
(c) Kill their families and then themselves.
(d) Flee.

5. Who took turns plundering the wealthy citizens of Jerusalem?
(a) Partisans.
(b) Zealots.
(c) Women.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the King of Parthia?

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

3. What did the Romans use to destroy the large sturdy stone construction, in Section 9?

4. What made Jerusalem's wall collapse?

5. Who occupied Masada at the time Flavius Silva took over as Roman legate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened before the warring parties could use the war engines on each other?

5. Who was Jeshua and what did he lead?

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

7. Why did Antiochus leave his kingdom to his family?

8. How did John's preparations for assault fail?

9. What did the Sicarii and the Zealots practice?

10. Why was John in a strategically awkward position?

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