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ITGC - Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël - Part 2

Random knowledge during Roman & Byzantine periods in the land of Israël. Part 2.
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1. A "Laterin" is :
A bowl for cats
No answer is correct
A toilet room
A roman bathtub
2. A "Pedestal" is :
The decorated top of a column
The supporting base at a bottom of a statue
The Statue at the center of the Roman Temple
The place where the orchestra was placed in a theater
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 :
All answers are correct
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Broad Wall
The Jewish Quarter of today
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
Saint George of Choziba
Haritun
6. The same monk invented the monastic way of life called :
Koynobium
Laurium
Laura
Monachos
7. A stone with the marking of the "10th legion fritensis" was found at the old city of Jerusalem near :
Zion's Gate
Lions' Gate
Jaffa Gate
Damascus 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 Church of St Peter
No answer is correct
The Holy Sepulcher Church
The Nea Church
10. The most prominent Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 5th century is called :
Nero
Titus
Sultan Suleiman
Justinian
11. Eudocia was :
the wife of Theodocius
the daughter of an Athenian philosopher
All answers are correct
a christian religious woman
12. Eudocia built :
the Church of St Peter in Jaffa
the Church of the Nativity
the Walls of Caesarea
the Walls of Jerusalem
13. The place were Jesus was trialed according to the Christian tradition is :
( A ) Ecce Homo
( C ) The Hakra
( B ) Damascus Gate
( A ) ans ( C ) answers are correct
14. Which of these elements can be seen in the mosaic of the old synagogue at Tzipori :
All answers are correct
A zodiac wheel
Hebrew and Greek inscriptions
Objects of the Temple and Tabernacle, like the Menorah
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
Helena of Ceasarea
Minerva
The Mona Lisa of Tzipori
16. The mosaic of the birds in Caesarea shows :
Scenes from the Bible
The Pagan god Helyus and the animals associated to him
Scenes from the New Testament
Different animals from the land of Israël and its surroundings
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 ?
South of the land of Israël
North of the land of Israël
No answer is correct
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 Sanhedrin
The Government of Israël
The Great Council
The Knesset
19. Rabbi Judah the Prince lived in :
Rome
Tehran
Tzipori
Cairo
20. During the Byzantine period, the monastic movement arrived in the Land of Israël. One of the central areas where it took place is :
Sharon Coastal Plain
Judean Desert
Mount Carmel
Golan Heights
21. Which of the following monasteries is not located in the territory of the Land of Israël ?
Saint George
Karantal
Santa Katarina
Deir Hajla
22. What is the name of the hot room in a roman bath house ?
Caldarium
Hipodrom
Palestra
Laterine
23. What is the meaning of the word "Sarcophagus" ?
A coffin shaped as a human
A wooden cofin
A body preserved with ancient oils
A stone coffin
24. What is NOT part of a Hypodermic design ?
Decumanus
Cardo
Forum
Parthenon
25. Emperor Justinian ruled at the :
5th century : 527 - 565 CE
6th century : 527 - 565 CE
7th century : 627 - 665 CE
8th century : 727 - 765 CE
26. The Onomasticon was written by :
Pilon
Juseohus Phlavious
Eusebius
Titus
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