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