Chapter 5
Hanukkah celebrates a. The re-consecration of the temple after the victory of the Maccabeans b. The salvation of the Jewish people through the brave actions of Queen Esther c. The return from exile after the fall of the Babylonian kingdom d. The establishment of the Herodian dynasty by the Roman general Pompey
A. The re-consecration of the temple after the victory of the maccabeans
The Roman govenor whose actions directly contributed to the outbreak of the great revolt was a. Florus b. Pontius Pilate c. Gaius Caligula d. Pompey Tradition
Florus
Bar-Kochba means 'Son of the Star.'
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Judea was first placed under a Roman governor a. immediately after Pompey took the city b. after the death of Herod Antipas c. because of the incompetence of Archelaus d. because Pontius Pilate bribed Caesar Augustus
C. because of the incompetence of Archelaus
After the revolt of 132-135 AD, Jerusalem was a. placed under the supervision of a Roman governor once again b. re-founded as a pagan city named Aelia Capitolina c. independent for a period of about fifty years the seat of government for the client kingdom of the Hasmoneans
B re-founded as a pagan city names Aelia Capitolina
The ruler whose policies led to the Maccabaean revolt is a. Alexander the Great b. Gaius Caligula c. Antiochus Epiphanes IV d. Simon ben Kosiba
C antiochus epiphanes IV
The general who oversaw the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD was a. Pompeyntral b. Vespasian c.Titus d. Hadrianus
C titus
Tradition holds that a Jewish academy at Javneh was formed by a. Josephus b. Judas Maccabaeus c. Johanan ben Zakkai d. Simon ben Kosiba Akiba
C) Johanan ben Zakkai
Multiple Choice Israel was sent into exile by a. the Persians b. the Romans c. the Greeks d. the Babylonians
D the babylonians
14. Which member of the Herodian family did John the Baptist criticize for marrying his niece? a. Herod the Great b. Herod Antipas c. Herod Agrippa I d. Herod Agrippa II
E. Herod Antipa
1. Upon the death of Alexander the Great, Judea reverted to Jewjsh control.
False
The early Christians interpreted the fall of Jerusalem in terms of the divine vindication Jesus's claims
False
2. During the Hellenistic period, far more Jews lived in Palestine than lived elsewhere.
True
3. The Hasmonean rulers combined the offices of priest and king.
True
During the midst of the great Jewish revolt, Nero became emperor after the death of Vespasian.
True
Herod Agrippa II and his sister Bernice sought to quell the outrage that led to the Jewish revolt.
True
James the son of Zebedee was put to death by Herod Agrippa I.
True
Petronius defied Gaius Caligula's order to place an image of Caligula in the temple. of
True
The Roman general Pompey entered the Holy of Holies in the temple.
True
The rabbi Akiba a. refused to participate in a pagan sacrifice and started the Maccabean revolution b. claimed to have prophesied that Vespasian would become emperor c. led a protest movement in the wilderness whose documents survived as the Dead Sea Scrolls d. hailed Simon bar Kosiba as the Messiah during the final Jewish revolt against Rome
d. hailed Simon bar Kosiba as the Messiah during the final Jewish revolt against Rome