Chapter 4 -Inter Testament History

In which year did the Parsi King Cyrus issue a degree permitting the Jews to retrn to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile.

• BC 538
• BC 835

• AD 835

• BC 600

What was the greatest contribution of King Herod

• Conquering Jerusalem

• Helping 3 shepherds to find baby Jesus

• Reconstruction of Jerusalem temple

• Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Who was the non Jewish governor?

• Herod

• Pontios Pilate

• Cyrus

• Onias

Choose the correct sentence.

• Hanukkah was the Feast that was celebrated to commerate the rededication of the temple to God after the defeat of the troops of Antiochus IV in BC 164 by the sons of Mattahias from the Hasmnean tribes under the leadership of Judas Maccabees

• Hanukkah was the Feast that was celebrated to commerate the rededication of the temple to God after the defeat of the troops of Parsi king Cyrus in BC 164 by the sons of Mattahias from the Hasmnean tribes under the leadership of Judas Maccabees

• Hanukkah was the Feast that was celebrated to commerate the rededication of the temple to God after the defeat of the troops of Antiochus IV in BC 538 by the sons of Mattahias

• Hanukkah was the Feast that was celebrated to commerate the defeat of the troops of Antiochus IV in BC 164 by the sons of Mattahias from the Hasmnean tribes under the leadership of Judas Maccabees

The Septuagint , the Greek bible translated from the Hebrew Bible was translated by how many scholars

• 12

• 77

• 80

• 72

Who was the first woman ruler of Israel mentioned in the Bible ?

• Deborah

• Octavius

• Athaliah

• Esther

Who was the second woman ruler of Israel mentioned in the Bible ?

• Athaliah

• Queen Salome

• Esther

• Queen of Sheba

The word Maccabees means

• fighters

• hammer

• priest

• rebels

Choose the right sentence

• In ancient West Asia the great powers that succeeded Israel were Romans, Assyria, Babylon, Paris and Greeks

• In ancient West Asia the great powers that succeeded Israel were Assyria, Babylon, Paris , Greeks and Romans.

• In ancient West Asia the great powers that succeeded Israel were Babylon, Paris , Assyrians ,Greeks and Romans.

• In ancient West Asia the great powers that succeeded Israel were Paris , Greeks ,Romans, Assyrians and Babylonians.

Choose ther right answer

• Pontius Pilate ruled from AD 26 TO AD 36

• Pontius Pilate ruled from AD 26 TO AD 50

• Pontius Pilate ruled from BC 26 TO BC 50

• Pontius Pilate ruled from AD 26 TO AD 46