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