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