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Church of the Multiplication
  • 1. What is located under the altar of the Church of the Multiplication?
A) A gold cross
B) The remains of a saint
C) A block of limestone
D) An ancient scroll
  • 2. What century do the restored mosaics in the church date back to?
A) 5th century
B) 4th century
C) 3rd century
D) 6th century
  • 3. What do the mosaics in the two transepts primarily depict?
A) Scenes of the Nativity
B) Geometric patterns
C) Wetland birds and plants
D) Portraits of saints
  • 4. Which flower is given a prominent place in the transept mosaics?
A) Lotus flower
B) Olive branch
C) Rose
D) Lily
  • 5. What does the mosaic in front of the altar depict?
A) A single fish and a loaf of bread
B) Two fish and a basket with four loaves
C) Two fish and a basket with five loaves
D) Three fish and a basket with two loaves
  • 6. Where can the foundations of the 4th-century church be seen?
A) Under the main entrance
B) Behind the apse
C) In the courtyard
D) Under a glass panel to the right of the altar
  • 7. What object is displayed in the courtyard of the church?
A) A bronze bell
B) A basalt-made oil press
C) A marble statue
D) An iron sundial
  • 8. What is located outside the courtyard of the church?
A) A baptismal font
B) A stone well
C) A wooden cross
D) A mosaic fragment
  • 9. What artistic style influenced the use of the lotus flower in the mosaics?
A) Hellenistic landscape
B) Byzantine portraiture
C) Nilotic landscape
D) Roman architectural style
  • 10. What kind of layout does the interior of the church have?
A) A single circular hall
B) A cross-shaped basilica
C) A central nave and two aisles
D) Three naves and no aisles
  • 11. Which of these is NOT a 4th- or 5th-century remain found in the church?
A) The altar stone
B) Basalt paving stones
C) The sill of the left entrance
D) Part of the apse frieze
  • 12. What is significant about the 5th-century mosaics?
A) They are the earliest known figurative floor mosaics in the Holy Land
B) They were made of solid gold
C) They are the largest mosaics in the world
D) They depict the history of the Roman Empire
  • 13. What material is the oil press made of?
A) Limestone
B) Basalt
C) Granite
D) Marble
  • 14. Besides the lotus, where do the other plants and animals depicted in the mosaics originate?
A) The Nile Delta
B) The Mediterranean coast
C) The Galilee
D) The desert region
  • 15. Where is the Church of the Multiplication located?
A) Nazareth, Israel
B) Tabgha, Israel
C) Bethlehem, Israel
D) Jerusalem, Israel
  • 16. Which religious order oversees the Church of the Multiplication?
A) Benedictine Order
B) Jesuit Order
C) Franciscan Order
D) Dominican Order
  • 17. Who was the first person to mention the church in 380 AD?
A) Patriarch Martyrius
B) Egeria
C) Fritz
D) Joseph of Tiberias
  • 18. When was the second Byzantine church destroyed?
A) 1932 AD
B) 614 AD
C) 1888 AD
D) 350 AD
  • 19. In what year did the German Catholic Society for Palestine acquire the site?
A) 1932
B) 1984
C) 1939
D) 1888
  • 20. When did full excavations of the church site begin?
A) 1888
B) 1984
C) 1932
D) 1939
  • 21. The current church building was inaugurated in which year?
A) 1939
B) 2015
C) 1984
D) 1932
  • 22. From which country were the red bricks for the church reconstruction sourced?
A) Germany
B) Israel
C) Jordan
D) Italy
  • 23. What material is used for the window panels of the church?
A) Stained glass
B) Limestone
C) Basalt
D) Alabaster
  • 24. The church serves as a daughter-house of which institution?
A) Cologne Cathedral
B) Church of the Nativity
C) Holy Sepulchre
D) Dormition Abbey
  • 25. Which sculptor created the portal of the current church?
A) Fritz
B) Elmar Hillebrand
C) Joseph of Tiberias
D) Anton Goergen
  • 26. What was the date of the arson attack on the church?
A) 17 June 1984
B) 17 June 2015
C) 17 June 2017
D) 17 July 2015
  • 27. The graffiti sprayed on the church walls was taken from which Jewish prayer?
A) Aleinu
B) Amidah
C) Shema Yisrael
D) Kaddish
  • 28. What extremist group were the arson suspects reportedly associated with?
A) The Essenes
B) The Maccabees
C) The Zealots
D) Hilltop Youth
  • 29. In what year did the church reopen following the arson attack?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2016
D) 2015
  • 30. Where did the limestone blocks for the church construction originate?
A) Near Cologne
B) Near Galilee
C) Near Taybeh
D) Near Jerusalem
  • 31. Who was responsible for the renovations of the church in the 5th century?
A) Egeria
B) Joseph of Tiberias
C) Patriarch Martyrius
D) The Benedictine Order
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