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1. The Roman period in the Land of Israël starts at the year :
54 BC
63 BC
60 BC
64 BC
2. The roman general who arrived to the land of Israël that year was :
Anthonious
Titus
Octevianus
Pompeus
3. The Byzantine period end because of :
The conquest of the Muslims
The peace-accord between the Romans and the Jews
The return of the jews to their land
The conquest of the Christians
4. The end of the Byzantine period was at the year :
638 CE
1063 CE
564 CE
235 CE
5. King Herod built a large and magnificent port city in :
Alexandria
Caesarea
Jaffa
Haifa
6. He built the port using a special material brought from Rome, which is :
Iron
Wooden barrels
Volcanic ash that hardens upon contact with water
Oceanic dust that hardens upon contact with water
7. Rabbi Judah the Prince (Yehuda Hanassi) is called so because he was the president of the jewish council of sages known as the :
Sanhedrin
The Great Council
Beth Din
Beth 'ha'hamin
8. Rabbi Judah the Prince was buried in :
Tzipori
Bet She'arim
Usha
Jerusalem
9. The most important achievement of Rabbi Judah the Prince was the organization and canonization of the Oral Torah. This is called the completion of the :
Talmud
Mishna
Guemara
Bible
10. This completion happened in the year :
138 BC
200 CE
63 CE
72 CE
11. The name of the Emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts (East & West) is :
Diocletianus
Augustus
Claudius
Gaius Galigula
12. This emperor's reforms were :
did not affect the existing situation in any way
a resounding success and led to great prosperity
failed due to power struggles among various rulers
No correct answers
13. The name of the emperor who declared Christianity as a permitted and preferred religion is :
Constantine
Titus
Diocletianus
Tiberius
14. The declaration of Christianity as the preferred (not official yet, just preferred) religion in the Roman Empire was in the year :
301 CE
324 CE
134 CE
71 CE
15. The name of the Byzantine Empire is derived from a city called Byzantium, which the Emperor Constantine named :
Byzantinus
Constantinople
Byzantine
Constantinus
16. Today, the city that was called Byzantium is called :
Milan
Rome
Istanbul
Athens
17. The name of Constantine's mother was :
Rowena
Helena
Octavia
Minerva
Amelia
Aurelia
18. Constantine's mother came to the land of Israël and built the Church of :
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
All answers are correct
The Church of the Nativity
The "Eleona" Church
19. The Phoenician name of Ceasarea is :
Byblos Tower (Migdal Torah)
Straton's Tower (Migdal Shlomo)
Tyre's Tower (Migdal Tyre)
All answers are correct
20. The Madaba Map is a map of which countries ?
From Russia to Iran, including Ukraine
From Italy to Russia, including Jerusalem
From Egypt to Syria, including Jerusalem
From France to Syria, including Egypt
21. The creation of the Madaba Map is dated to which century ?
The Nineteenth
The First
The Fourth
The Sixth
22. Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem and named it :
Falestina
Hadriana Capitolina
No answer is correct
Aelia Capitolina
23. The remains of the Hadrianic gate of the city can currently be seen in the area of :
The Jewish Quarter
Jaffa Gate
Damascus Gate
Jerusalem Gate
24. The name "Bab al-Amud" is called that in Arabic because :
Because there is a pillar in front of Dung Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Damascus Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Zion Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Jaffa Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
25. How is the mentioned pillar found ?
( A ) ans ( B ) answers are correct
( B ) Found in the Southern excavation area : the Davidson Center
( A ) Found in archaeological excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem
( C ) It was never found, but appears on the Madaba Map