Quiz 1: The World of the Early Church
Caesar Augustus
Who became the first emperor of Rome in 27 B.C?
Persia
conquered Babylon
Assyria
conquered Israel
Babylon
conquered Judah
Alexander the Great
conquered lands that had been under dominion of Egypt, Assyria, Babylon and Persia
Antiochus
defiled the Jewish Temple
Sanhedrin
governing body of Jews in Palestine
high priest
leader of the Sanhedrin
Judas and Mattathias
led Maccabean revolt
Ezra
restored the Torah
false, 700
Rome was about two hundred fifty years old when Jesus Christ was born.
Solomon
After the death of King _______, Israel was divided into the northern and southern kingdoms.
Judah
Babylon took the kingdom of _____ into captivity in 586 B.C.
believed the Law should be open to new interpretations, opposed foreign influences, concerned with outward observance of the Law
Check all the statements that describe a Pharisee.
Septuagint
Greek translation of the Old Testament
40
How many years did David reign over Israel?
Torah
Israel's law
Alexandria
Jewish center
true
Most of the Roman Empire surrounded the Mediterranean Sea.
legionnaires
Roman citizens who enlisted in the army for twenty years were called ________.
false
The Greeks were the first to impose central authority on a large area.
false
The New Testament does not mention the Jewish Dispersion.
true
The Roman Empire stretched from England to Persia and from the Sahara Desert to northwestern Germany.
false, governor Pilate, emperor Tiberius
The Roman emperor when Jesus Christ was put to death was Pontius Pilate and the governor of Judea was Tiberius.
true
The Romans built roads, aqueducts, and bridges to link all the parts of the empire together.
Septuagint
The ______ is the name of the Greek translation of the Old Testament translated in 250 B.C.
false, Rome
The center of the Roman Empire was Alexandria.
false, Tiber
The city of Rome was founded on the banks of the Rhine River.
Greek
The common language during the Roman peace was _______.
Herod
The king of Palestine when Jesus Christ was born was ________.
true
The main divisions of the Roman army were called legions, which included about 6,000 infantrymen and 120 cavalrymen.
true
The millions of people of the Roman Empire were united by the military and by the government.
Israel
The northern kingdom of Israel became known as ______.
senatorial
The patricians and plebeians made up the new _____ class.
citizens
The patricians were full Roman ________.
true
The reign of peace begun by Caesar Augustus lasted more than two centuries
Judah
The southern kingdom of Israel became known as _______.
Pax Romana
The term _______ means "Roman peace."
