Quiz 1: The World of the Early Church

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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."


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