A) The baptism of Jesus B) The sermon on the mount C) The resurrection of Jesus D) The crucifixion of Jesus
A) He condemned Jesus himself B) He washed his hands C) He fled Jerusalem D) He put it to a vote
A) Augustus B) Tiberius C) Nero D) Caligula
A) Tabernacles B) Pentecost C) Passover D) Hanukkah
A) Barabbas B) Lazarus C) Matthew D) Simon
A) As a hero B) As a martyr C) As a figure of moral conflict D) As a villain only
A) The truth of the accusations B) Maintaining order and avoiding unrest C) The opinions of the Pharisees D) Justice for Jesus
A) Luke B) Matthew C) John D) Mark
A) Josephus B) Suetonius C) Tacitus D) Pliny the Younger
A) "Skilled with the javelin (pilum)" B) "Descendant of a Roman emperor" C) "Leader of the Jewish council" D) "Follower of Jesus Christ"
A) "A Roman legion" B) "An ancient city in Italy" C) "The pileus or Phrygian cap, possibly indicating a freedman ancestor" D) "A title of nobility in Judaea"
A) "An ancestor came from Samnium in central, southern Italy" B) "An ancestor lived in Jerusalem" C) "An ancestor was a Greek philosopher" D) "An ancestor was a Roman emperor"
A) "Plebeian origin" B) "Slave origin" C) "Noble origin" D) "Patrician origin"
A) "With a legion stationed at the Rhine or Danube" B) "In Jerusalem" C) "In Egypt" D) "In Greece"
A) 19 to 29 AD B) 30 to 40 AD C) 26 to 36/37 AD D) 17 to 27 AD
A) Jerusalem B) Capri C) Caesarea D) Antioch
A) Eleazar ben Ananias B) Joseph ben Caiaphas C) Jonathan ben Ananus D) Ananus ben Ananus
A) Zealots B) Sadducees C) Pharisees D) Essenes
A) Herod Antipas B) Herod Agrippa I C) Archelaus D) Philip the Tetrarch
A) Lucius Vitellius B) Pontius Pilate C) Herod Antipas D) The Jewish Sanhedrin
A) E. Stauffer B) Jean-Pierre Lémonon C) Kenneth Lönnqvist D) Daniel R. Schwartz
A) Their relationship mended. B) It deteriorated further. C) They became political allies. D) Herod Antipas was removed from power.
A) Implementing tax reforms B) Reducing military presence in Jerusalem C) Building new infrastructure projects D) Promoting the imperial cult
A) Thousands were killed B) The number does not seem particularly high C) Only a few dozen were affected D) All Galileans in Jerusalem were killed
A) Tacitus B) Cicero C) Seneca D) Pliny the Younger
A) Nero B) Pontius Pilate himself C) Prominent Jews D) Roman soldiers
A) Repetundae B) Judicium publicum C) Cognitio extra ordinem D) Lex Julia de adulteriis
A) Theft B) Blasphemy C) Treason against Rome D) Sedition
A) John B) Mark C) Luke D) Matthew
A) Josephus B) Philo C) Tacitus D) S. G. F. Brandon
A) Tirathana near Mount Gerizim B) Jerusalem C) Caesarea Maritima D) Bethlehem
A) Tiberius B) Lucius Vitellius the Elder C) Augustus D) Caligula
A) Nero B) Claudius C) Vespasian D) Caligula
A) Philo B) Eusebius C) Josephus D) Tacitus
A) Alsfelder Passionsspiel B) Arnoul Gréban's fifteenth-century Passion C) Frankfurter Passionsspiel D) Benediktbeuern passion play
A) The Evangelium Gamalielis B) The Mors Pilati C) The Vindicta Salvatoris D) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii
A) Denarius B) Perutah C) Aureus D) Sestertius
A) Seville B) Tarragona C) Huesca D) Lyon
A) Mainz B) Vienne C) Rome D) Jerusalem
A) 1984 B) 1955 C) 1970 D) 1961
A) 2000 B) 19th century C) 2018 D) 2021
A) Vienne B) Bamberg C) Tarragona D) Fortingall
A) Greek B) Hebrew C) Latin D) Ge'ez (Ethiopic)
A) Frankfurter Passionsspiel B) Ludus de Passione from Klosterneuburg C) Alsfelder Passionsspiel D) Mystère de la Passion d'Angers by Jean Michel
A) Angelic characteristics B) Roman imperial attributes C) Stereotyped Jewish features D) Greek philosopher traits
A) Attempting to escape B) Refusing to obey orders C) Stealing from the king D) Killing another hostage
A) All historians agree on the details of Pilate's death. B) Many records confirm Pilate's suicide. C) Pilate's suicide is well-documented in Roman archives. D) No other surviving records corroborate Pilate's suicide.
A) Very critical B) Completely supportive C) Mostly neutral D) Hostile
A) It was damaged by natural causes. B) It was written in an unknown language. C) The inscription is fragmentary. D) Pilate's name is missing.
A) It was considered a forgery. B) It was believed to be an ancient myth. C) It was accepted as genuine. D) It was lost and forgotten.
A) ΠΟΝΤΙΟΣ ΠΙΛΑΤΟΣ B) ΗΡΩΔΗΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ C) ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ D) ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ
A) Eusebius' Church History B) Apocryphal texts C) Tertullian's writings D) Justin Martyr's writings
A) The inscription was in Latin. B) The cheap material C) It was discovered at Herodium. D) It was dated to 2018.
A) The Evangelium Gamalielis B) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii C) The Vindicta Salvatoris D) The Mors Pilati
A) Jerusalem B) Rome C) Solomon's Pools D) Herodium
A) Tacitus B) Josephus C) The Gospels D) Philo
A) A position in the court B) Ruben's property C) An army to fight with D) Money and jewels
A) Germany B) France C) England D) Italy
A) Apocryphal texts B) Tertullian in late first-, early second-century C) Eusebius' Church History D) Christian apologist Justin Martyr around 160
A) They began to feature Jewish symbols. B) They started including a portrait of Tiberius. C) They only read ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ. D) They were no longer minted in Jerusalem.
A) Helen Bond B) Joan Taylor C) Henry MacAdam D) Alexander Demandt
A) Tiberius B) Trajan C) Maximinus II D) Constantine
A) Gaul B) Egypt C) Rome D) Sicily
A) ΠΙΛΑΤΟ(Υ) (Pilato(u)) B) ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟΣ (Maximinus) C) ΣΙΚΑΡΙΟΙ (Sicarii) D) ΤΕΡΩΝ (Tiberius)
A) Aquila B) Temple of Augustus C) Caesarea Palace D) Tiberieum
A) Arrub aqueduct B) Solomon's Pools C) Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct D) Biar Aqueduct
A) Materialist pessimism, believing mankind will soon destroy itself B) Optimistic belief in human progress C) Indifference to the fate of humanity D) Faith in divine intervention
A) Alexandria B) Jerusalem C) Rome D) Antioch
A) Manuscript illuminations B) Woodcuts C) Large-scale church paintings D) Ivory carvings
A) Frescoes B) Manuscripts C) Ivory D) Metal
A) Architecture B) Astrology C) Medicine D) Swordsmanship
A) A lighthouse B) A temple dedicated to Tiberius C) A Roman bathhouse D) A marketplace
A) Eusebius B) Origen C) Celsus D) Tacitus
A) Apocryphal texts B) Church History C) Talmud (Lamentations Rabbah 4.4) D) Inscription on a sealing ring
A) Pontifex Maximus B) Quattuorvir (IIIVIR) C) Praetorian Prefect D) Governor of Judaea
A) The Evangelium Gamalielis B) The Vindicta Salvatoris C) The Mors Pilati D) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii
A) Zealots B) Sicarii C) Roman soldiers D) Temple treasury
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) Egypt D) Jerusalem
A) Solomon's Pools B) Arrub aqueduct C) Wadi el-Biyar Aqueduct D) Biar Aqueduct
A) Fifth century B) Ninth century C) Seventh century D) Eleventh century
A) A. Mazar B) Talmud C) Josephus D) Kenneth Lönnqvist
A) The Martyrium Pilati B) The Cura sanitatis Tiberii C) The Vindicta Salvatoris D) The Evangelium Gamalielis
A) Plato B) Aristotle C) Celsus D) Socrates
A) Naming buildings after Roman emperors. B) Naming public baths after senators. C) Naming military structures after victories. D) Naming religious sites after gods.
A) 15 August B) 25 June C) 25 December D) 19 June |