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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people gathered at Passover to complain about Florus?

2. What did Albinus allow in Judea?

3. Who was the legate of Syria while Gessius Florus was procurator of Judea?

4. How long did Alexander stay in power?

5. Who conspired with Brutus to kill Caesar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Antigonus do to Hyrcanus?

2. What city did Vespasian plan to invade and what did he use during the invasion?

3. Who captured Josephus, and what did he prophesy?

4. What did Josephus tell the people of Jotapata?

5. What was Josephus rewarded with?

6. Where did Josephus seek refuge and why?

7. What happened when Josephus discovered Vespasian's plan to send him to Nero?

8. What did King Agrippa do when Vespasian arrived?

9. Why did Josephus enter Jotapata?

10. Who was Sabinus, and what did he put down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Flavius Josephus as a historian and his role in presenting the information about the history of the Jews and Romans in The Jewish War.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the importance of Josephus and why the Jewish people had hostility towards him.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the severity of the famine experienced in Jerusalem and examine what measures people used to survive.

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