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1. A "Laterin" is :
A roman bathtub
No answer is correct
A toilet room
A bowl for cats
2. A "Pedestal" is :
The decorated top of a column
The place where the orchestra was placed in a theater
The supporting base at a bottom of a statue
The Statue at the center of the Roman Temple
3. The eastern Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
Herod's Gate
Zion Gate
New Gate
Dung Gate
4. The western Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
All answers are correct
The Jewish Quarter of today
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Broad Wall
5. The name of the first monk who came to the Judean Desert and founded the monastic movement in the land of Israël is :
Saint George of Choziba
Raphaël
Saint Gerasimus
Haritun
6. The same monk invented the monastic way of life called :
Monachos
Laura
Laurium
Koynobium
7. A stone with the marking of the "10th legion fritensis" was found at the old city of Jerusalem near :
Lions' Gate
Zion's Gate
Damascus 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
No answer is correct
The Anatonia area, near the tower
The area of the modern Damascus Gate
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
No answer is correct
The Church of St Peter
The Nea Church
10. The most prominent Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 5th century is called :
Nero
Sultan Suleiman
Justinian
Titus
11. Eudocia was :
the wife of Theodocius
All answers are correct
a christian religious woman
the daughter of an Athenian philosopher
12. Eudocia built :
the Church of St Peter in Jaffa
the Walls of Jerusalem
the Walls of Caesarea
the Church of the Nativity
13. The place were Jesus was trialed according to the Christian tradition is :
( C ) The Hakra
( A ) ans ( C ) answers are correct
( B ) Damascus Gate
( A ) Ecce Homo
14. Which of these elements can be seen in the mosaic of the old synagogue at Tzipori :
Hebrew and Greek inscriptions
All answers are correct
Objects of the Temple and Tabernacle, like the Menorah
A zodiac wheel
15. In one of the houses in Tzipori, a unique and impressive mosaic was found, featuring the image of a woman known as :
Miriam of Egypt
The Mona Lisa of Tzipori
Minerva
Helena of Ceasarea
16. The mosaic of the birds in Caesarea shows :
Scenes from the New Testament
Different animals from the land of Israël and its surroundings
The Pagan god Helyus and the animals associated to him
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
West of the land of Israël
South 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 Great Council
The Knesset
The Government of Israël
The Sanhedrin
19. Rabbi Judah the Prince lived in :
Tzipori
Cairo
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 ?
Saint George
Deir Hajla
Santa Katarina
Karantal
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" ?