- 1. In the 1596 Ottoman tax register, what was the name used for Umm Qais?
A) Bani Kinana
B) Gadara
C) Rousan
D) Mkeis
- 2. What was the fixed tax-rate on agricultural products in 1596?
A) 5%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 10%
- 3. Who visited Umm Qais in 1806 and identified it as ancient Gadara?
A) King Abdullah I
B) Claudia Bührig
C) Schumacher
D) Ulrich Jasper Seetzen
- 4. What is the name of the Ottoman governor's residence in Umm Qais?
A) Beit Rousan
B) The Hosh
C) The Madafa
D) The Basilica
- 5. What significant infrastructure project was Schumacher surveying when he visited Umm Qais in 1899?
A) The Roman Aqueduct
B) The Hijaz railway
C) The Hauran road
D) The Amman highway
- 6. When was the school in Umm Qais opened by King Abdullah I?
A) 1974
B) 1922
C) 1961
D) 1920
- 7. How many inhabitants did Umm Qais have in 1961?
A) 8,500
B) 1,196
C) 21
D) 15
- 8. What was the underground Roman mausoleum used for during the 1967 war?
A) A temporary field hospital
B) A command post
C) A storage facility
D) A shelter for civilians
- 9. Who led the German Archaeological Institute's efforts at Gadara starting in 2005?
A) Hajj Mahmoud al Rousan
B) Ulrich Jasper Seetzen
C) Schumacher
D) Claudia Bührig
- 10. The Roman Aqueduct preservation project was a collaboration between Yarmouk University and which organization?
A) The Syrian Antiquities Department
B) The British Mandate Authority
C) Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
D) German Protestant Institute of Archaeology
- 11. Approximately how far is Umm Qais from Amman?
A) 50 kilometres
B) 110 kilometres
C) 15 kilometres
D) 200 kilometres
- 12. Which river valley separates Umm Qais from the Golan Heights?
A) Tiberias River
B) Jordan River
C) Hermon River
D) Yarmouk River
- 13. What is housed inside the Beit Rousan visitor centre?
A) Hijaz railway plans
B) Greek statues and Christian mosaics
C) Ottoman tax registers
D) Agricultural tools
- 14. In what year did the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology uncover the Byzantine church ruins?
A) 2015
B) 1899
C) 1974
D) 1967
- 15. Which of the following was NOT explicitly mentioned as an agricultural product taxed in 1596?
A) Barley
B) Wheat
C) Olives
D) Summer crops
- 16. What is the meaning of the name 'Umm Qais'?
A) Ancient ruins
B) City of water
C) Fortified city
D) Mother of Qais
- 17. In which country is Umm Qais located?
A) Lebanon
B) Israel
C) Jordan
D) Syria
- 18. How far is Umm Qais from Irbid?
A) 28 km
B) 50 km
C) 120 km
D) 10 km
- 19. What is the elevation of the ancient ruins of Gadara?
A) 93 metres
B) 218 metres
C) 120 metres
D) 378 metres
- 20. What does the name 'Gadara' mean?
A) Fortifications
B) Water source
C) Roman center
D) Mother of Qais
- 21. Who is credited with founding the military colony at Gadara?
A) Roman Empire
B) Macedonian Greeks
C) Nabatean Kingdom
D) Hasmonean Dynasty
- 22. Which Greek historian described Gadara as the strongest place in the region in 218 BCE?
A) Herod
B) Alexander the Great
C) Polybius
D) Pompey
- 23. In what year did Pompey conquer the region, leading to the rebuilding of Gadara?
A) 93 BCE
B) 63 BCE
C) 4 BCE
D) 98 BCE
- 24. Gadara was a member of which semi-autonomous group of cities?
A) Eastern Mediterranean union
B) Hasmonean kingdom
C) Roman province of Syria
D) Decapolis
- 25. How many access shafts were included in the ancient hydro-engineering water network?
A) 170
B) 378
C) 2,900
D) 106
- 26. Which Roman period saw a rapid expansion of the city of Gadara?
A) Augustus era
B) Alexander the Great era
C) Severan period
D) Hellenistic period
- 27. What body of water can be seen from the ruins of Gadara?
A) Red Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Sea of Tiberias
D) Dead Sea
- 28. Which Nabatean King defeated Alexander Jannaeus at the Battle of Gadara?
A) Obdas 1st
B) Alexander the Great
C) Herod
D) Pompey
- 29. What is the total length of the aqueduct tunnels connecting the cities of the Decapolis?
A) 28 km
B) 170 km
C) 378 km
D) 106 km
- 30. What significant natural disaster struck the city on 18 January 749 CE?
A) The Galilee earthquake
B) A severe wildfire
C) A massive flood
D) A major volcanic eruption
- 31. Into which structure was the five aisle basilica church converted after the earthquake?
A) A residential home
B) A government office
C) A mosque
D) A marketplace
- 32. Until at least which century does archaeological evidence suggest the site remained settled?
A) 13th century
B) 9th century
C) 11th century
D) 15th century
- 33. What is the meaning of the local term 'Mukais'?
A) The five aisle city
B) Holy city
C) Place of the earthquake
D) Border place or customs house
- 34. By which century did the site become known as 'Mukais' in historic sources?
A) 8th century
B) 14th century
C) 13th century
D) 11th century
- 35. From which name is the modern name 'Umm Qais' derived?
A) Gadara
B) Mukais
C) Galilee
D) Yarmouk
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