Quiz 3

Who is the hero of the biblical book named for him, in which he challenges God to explain why disasters have overcome him even though he is blameless?

• Solomon

• Job

• Moses

• David

What is Leviathan often depicted as in biblical texts?

• Dragon

• Lion

• Serpent

• Giant

Who was the king of Greece who conquered the Near East and Egypt?

• Genghis Khan

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Julius Caesar

• Alexander the Great

Which empire was founded by Seleucus I after the death of Alexander the Great and played a role in the historical context of the intertestamental period?

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Seleucid Empire

What is the term for the transformation of Near Eastern culture and society by Greek ideas, especially after the conquest of the Near East by Alexander the Great?

• Mongolization

• Persianization

• Romanization

• Hellenization

Who was the king of Judea during the time of Jesus' birth and ordered the massacre of infants in an attempt to diminish the prophesied new-born King of the Jews?

• Pontius Pilate

• Herod the Great

• Caesar Augustus

• Nero

Which Jewish religious group mentioned in the New Testament did not believe in the resurrection of the dead and were from the priestly and aristocratic class?

• Zealots

• Essenes

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

Which Jewish religious group mentioned in the New Testament were known for their strict adherence to the law and oral traditions, often in conflict with Jesus?

• Zealots

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

Which Jewish sect of the second and first centuries BCE and the first century CE had a library of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

• Essenes

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Zealots

What was the rebellion of the Jewish people against Roman rule that resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple?

• Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE)

• Maccabean Revolt (167-160 BCE)

• Second Jewish Revolt (132-136 CE)

• First Jewish Revolt (66-70 CE)