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1. A "Laterin" is :
No answer is correct
A bowl for cats
A toilet room
A roman bathtub
2. A "Pedestal" is :
The place where the orchestra was placed in a theater
The Statue at the center of the Roman Temple
The supporting base at a bottom of a statue
The decorated top of a column
3. The eastern Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
New Gate
Zion Gate
Dung Gate
Herod's Gate
4. The western Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
The Jewish Quarter of today
The Broad Wall
All answers are correct
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
5. The name of the first monk who came to the Judean Desert and founded the monastic movement in the land of Israël is :
Raphaël
Saint Gerasimus
Haritun
Saint George of Choziba
6. The same monk invented the monastic way of life called :
Laura
Monachos
Laurium
Koynobium
7. A stone with the marking of the "10th legion fritensis" was found at the old city of Jerusalem near :
Lions' Gate
Damascus Gate
Zion's Gate
Jaffa Gate
8. The base of this legion in Jerusalem during the Roman Period was at :
The Western Hill area, between Mount Zion and the modern Jaffa Gate
The Anatonia area, near the tower
The area of the modern Damascus Gate
No answer is correct
9. Which large and magnificent church stood in Jerusalem during the Byzantine period at the area of today's Jewish Quarter :
The Holy Sepulcher Church
The Nea Church
No answer is correct
The Church of St Peter
10. The most prominent Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 5th century is called :
Justinian
Titus
Sultan Suleiman
Nero
11. Eudocia was :
the daughter of an Athenian philosopher
the wife of Theodocius
a christian religious woman
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12. Eudocia built :
the Church of the Nativity
the Walls of Jerusalem
the Walls of Caesarea
the Church of St Peter in Jaffa
13. The place were Jesus was trialed according to the Christian tradition is :
( A ) Ecce Homo
( A ) ans ( C ) answers are correct
( B ) Damascus Gate
( C ) The Hakra
14. Which of these elements can be seen in the mosaic of the old synagogue at Tzipori :
Objects of the Temple and Tabernacle, like the Menorah
Hebrew and Greek inscriptions
A zodiac wheel
All answers are correct
15. In one of the houses in Tzipori, a unique and impressive mosaic was found, featuring the image of a woman known as :
The Mona Lisa of Tzipori
Helena of Ceasarea
Minerva
Miriam of Egypt
16. The mosaic of the birds in Caesarea shows :
The Pagan god Helyus and the animals associated to him
Different animals from the land of Israël and its surroundings
Scenes from the New Testament
Scenes from the Bible
17. During the Byzantine period, the Jews in the land of Israël were not allowed to live in Jerusalem, and therefore they primarily concentrated in which area ?
North of the land of Israël
No answer is correct
South of the land of Israël
West of the land of Israël
18. In the period after the destruction of the Jewish Temple, the Jews in the land of Israël were led by a council of sages called :
The Knesset
The Great Council
The Sanhedrin
The Government of Israël
19. Rabbi Judah the Prince lived in :
Cairo
Tzipori
Tehran
Rome
20. During the Byzantine period, the monastic movement arrived in the Land of Israël. One of the central areas where it took place is :
Golan Heights
Judean Desert
Mount Carmel
Sharon Coastal Plain
21. Which of the following monasteries is not located in the territory of the Land of Israël ?
Santa Katarina
Karantal
Saint George
Deir Hajla
22. What is the name of the hot room in a roman bath house ?
Caldarium
Laterine
Palestra
Hipodrom
23. What is the meaning of the word "Sarcophagus" ?