A) The resurrection of Jesus B) The sermon on the mount C) The baptism of Jesus D) The crucifixion of Jesus
A) He put it to a vote B) He fled Jerusalem C) He washed his hands D) He condemned Jesus himself
A) Caligula B) Augustus C) Tiberius D) Nero
A) Passover B) Tabernacles C) Pentecost D) Hanukkah
A) Lazarus B) Barabbas C) Simon D) Matthew
A) As a villain only B) As a martyr C) As a hero D) As a figure of moral conflict
A) Justice for Jesus B) The truth of the accusations C) The opinions of the Pharisees D) Maintaining order and avoiding unrest
A) John B) Luke C) Mark D) Matthew
A) Tacitus B) Josephus C) Pliny the Younger D) Suetonius
A) "Follower of Jesus Christ" B) "Skilled with the javelin (pilum)" C) "Descendant of a Roman emperor" D) "Leader of the Jewish council"
A) "A title of nobility in Judaea" B) "The pileus or Phrygian cap, possibly indicating a freedman ancestor" C) "An ancient city in Italy" D) "A Roman legion"
A) "An ancestor was a Roman emperor" B) "An ancestor lived in Jerusalem" C) "An ancestor came from Samnium in central, southern Italy" D) "An ancestor was a Greek philosopher"
A) "Plebeian origin" B) "Noble origin" C) "Slave origin" D) "Patrician origin"
A) "In Egypt" B) "In Greece" C) "In Jerusalem" D) "With a legion stationed at the Rhine or Danube"
A) 17 to 27 AD B) 19 to 29 AD C) 30 to 40 AD D) 26 to 36/37 AD
A) Capri B) Antioch C) Caesarea D) Jerusalem
A) Jonathan ben Ananus B) Ananus ben Ananus C) Eleazar ben Ananias D) Joseph ben Caiaphas
A) Sadducees B) Zealots C) Pharisees D) Essenes
A) Herod Agrippa I B) Herod Antipas C) Archelaus D) Philip the Tetrarch
A) The Jewish Sanhedrin B) Herod Antipas C) Pontius Pilate D) Lucius Vitellius
A) Jean-Pierre Lémonon B) Kenneth Lönnqvist C) E. Stauffer D) Daniel R. Schwartz
A) They became political allies. B) It deteriorated further. C) Their relationship mended. D) Herod Antipas was removed from power.
A) Reducing military presence in Jerusalem B) Promoting the imperial cult C) Building new infrastructure projects D) Implementing tax reforms
A) Thousands were killed B) All Galileans in Jerusalem were killed C) The number does not seem particularly high D) Only a few dozen were affected
A) Cicero B) Seneca C) Tacitus D) Pliny the Younger
A) Roman soldiers B) Nero C) Pontius Pilate himself D) Prominent Jews
A) Judicium publicum B) Cognitio extra ordinem C) Repetundae D) Lex Julia de adulteriis
A) Theft B) Sedition C) Treason against Rome D) Blasphemy
A) Matthew B) John C) Luke D) Mark
A) Tacitus B) S. G. F. Brandon C) Philo D) Josephus
A) Bethlehem B) Caesarea Maritima C) Tirathana near Mount Gerizim D) Jerusalem
A) Augustus B) Caligula C) Tiberius D) Lucius Vitellius the Elder
A) Claudius B) Vespasian C) Caligula D) Nero
A) Eusebius B) Josephus C) Philo D) Tacitus
A) Alsfelder Passionsspiel B) Arnoul Gréban's fifteenth-century Passion C) Benediktbeuern passion play D) Frankfurter Passionsspiel
A) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii B) The Mors Pilati C) The Evangelium Gamalielis D) The Vindicta Salvatoris
A) Sestertius B) Aureus C) Denarius D) Perutah
A) Tarragona B) Lyon C) Seville D) Huesca
A) Mainz B) Rome C) Jerusalem D) Vienne
A) 1984 B) 1970 C) 1955 D) 1961
A) 2018 B) 2021 C) 2000 D) 19th century
A) Fortingall B) Vienne C) Bamberg D) Tarragona
A) Hebrew B) Latin C) Greek D) Ge'ez (Ethiopic)
A) Mystère de la Passion d'Angers by Jean Michel B) Ludus de Passione from Klosterneuburg C) Frankfurter Passionsspiel D) Alsfelder Passionsspiel
A) Angelic characteristics B) Roman imperial attributes C) Greek philosopher traits D) Stereotyped Jewish features
A) Stealing from the king B) Refusing to obey orders C) Killing another hostage D) Attempting to escape
A) Many records confirm Pilate's suicide. B) Pilate's suicide is well-documented in Roman archives. C) All historians agree on the details of Pilate's death. D) No other surviving records corroborate Pilate's suicide.
A) Completely supportive B) Hostile C) Mostly neutral D) Very critical
A) The inscription is fragmentary. B) It was written in an unknown language. C) It was damaged by natural causes. D) Pilate's name is missing.
A) It was believed to be an ancient myth. B) It was accepted as genuine. C) It was considered a forgery. D) It was lost and forgotten.
A) ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ B) ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ C) ΗΡΩΔΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ D) ΠΟΝΤΙΟΣ ΠΙΛΑΤΟΣ
A) Justin Martyr's writings B) Tertullian's writings C) Apocryphal texts D) Eusebius' Church History
A) It was dated to 2018. B) It was discovered at Herodium. C) The cheap material D) The inscription was in Latin.
A) The Vindicta Salvatoris B) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii C) The Mors Pilati D) The Evangelium Gamalielis
A) Rome B) Solomon's Pools C) Herodium D) Jerusalem
A) Tacitus B) Philo C) The Gospels D) Josephus
A) An army to fight with B) Money and jewels C) Ruben's property D) A position in the court
A) England B) France C) Germany D) Italy
A) Eusebius' Church History B) Apocryphal texts C) Tertullian in late first-, early second-century D) Christian apologist Justin Martyr around 160
A) They only read ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ. B) They were no longer minted in Jerusalem. C) They began to feature Jewish symbols. D) They started including a portrait of Tiberius.
A) Helen Bond B) Joan Taylor C) Alexander Demandt D) Henry MacAdam
A) Constantine B) Trajan C) Maximinus II D) Tiberius
A) Gaul B) Rome C) Egypt D) Sicily
A) ΠΙΛΑΤΟ(Υ) (Pilato(u)) B) ΤΕΡΩΝ (Tiberius) C) ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟΣ (Maximinus) D) ΣΙΚΑΡΙΟΙ (Sicarii)
A) Caesarea Palace B) Temple of Augustus C) Tiberieum D) Aquila
A) Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct B) Biar Aqueduct C) Arrub aqueduct D) Solomon's Pools
A) Materialist pessimism, believing mankind will soon destroy itself B) Faith in divine intervention C) Optimistic belief in human progress D) Indifference to the fate of humanity
A) Jerusalem B) Alexandria C) Antioch D) Rome
A) Manuscript illuminations B) Large-scale church paintings C) Ivory carvings D) Woodcuts
A) Manuscripts B) Metal C) Frescoes D) Ivory
A) Architecture B) Astrology C) Medicine D) Swordsmanship
A) A lighthouse B) A Roman bathhouse C) A temple dedicated to Tiberius D) A marketplace
A) Origen B) Eusebius C) Tacitus D) Celsus
A) Inscription on a sealing ring B) Church History C) Apocryphal texts D) Talmud (Lamentations Rabbah 4.4)
A) Quattuorvir (IIIVIR) B) Pontifex Maximus C) Governor of Judaea D) Praetorian Prefect
A) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii B) The Mors Pilati C) The Evangelium Gamalielis D) The Vindicta Salvatoris
A) Zealots B) Roman soldiers C) Sicarii D) Temple treasury
A) M. P. Charlesworth B) Henry MacAdam C) Paul Maier D) E. Stauffer
A) "Pilate's coins explicitly deny any connection" B) "The evidence depends entirely on Philo" C) "Sejanus never existed" D) "It was proven false by archaeological findings"
A) Egypt B) Jerusalem C) Rome D) Bethlehem
A) Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct B) Solomon's Pools C) Biar Aqueduct D) Arrub aqueduct
A) Seventh century B) Ninth century C) Fifth century D) Eleventh century
A) Josephus B) A. Mazar C) Kenneth Lönnqvist D) Talmud
A) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii B) The Martyrium Pilati C) The Vindicta Salvatoris D) The Evangelium Gamalielis
A) Plato B) Aristotle C) Socrates D) Celsus
A) Naming buildings after Roman emperors. B) Naming military structures after victories. C) Naming public baths after senators. D) Naming religious sites after gods.
A) 19 June B) 25 December C) 15 August D) 25 June |