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1. A "Laterin" is :
A toilet room
No answer is correct
A roman bathtub
A bowl for cats
2. A "Pedestal" is :
The decorated top of a column
The Statue at the center of the Roman Temple
The supporting base at a bottom of a statue
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
Herod's Gate
Dung Gate
Zion Gate
4. The western Cardo in the old city of Jerusalem starts at the Damascus Gate and ends at :
The Jewish Quarter of today
All answers are correct
The Broad Wall
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 :
Haritun
Raphaël
Saint Gerasimus
Saint George of Choziba
6. The same monk invented the monastic way of life called :
Laurium
Koynobium
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
Jaffa Gate
Damascus Gate
Lions' Gate
8. The base of this legion in Jerusalem during the Roman Period was at :
The Anatonia area, near the tower
No answer is correct
The area of the modern Damascus Gate
The Western Hill area, between Mount Zion and the modern Jaffa 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
The Church of St Peter
The Nea Church
No answer is correct
10. The most prominent Byzantine emperor who ruled in the 5th century is called :
Nero
Justinian
Titus
Sultan Suleiman
11. Eudocia was :
a christian religious woman
the daughter of an Athenian philosopher
the wife of Theodocius
All answers are correct
12. Eudocia built :
the Church of the Nativity
the Walls of Jerusalem
the Church of St Peter in Jaffa
the Walls of Caesarea
13. The place were Jesus was trialed according to the Christian tradition is :
( C ) The Hakra
( A ) ans ( C ) answers are correct
( A ) Ecce Homo
( B ) Damascus Gate
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 :
Helena of Ceasarea
Miriam of Egypt
The Mona Lisa of Tzipori
Minerva
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 Bible
Scenes from the New Testament
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 Government of Israël
The Knesset
The Sanhedrin
The Great Council
19. Rabbi Judah the Prince lived in :
Rome
Tzipori
Cairo
Tehran
20. During the Byzantine period, the monastic movement arrived in the Land of Israël. One of the central areas where it took place is :
Judean Desert
Sharon Coastal Plain
Golan Heights
Mount Carmel
21. Which of the following monasteries is not located in the territory of the Land of Israël ?
Santa Katarina
Saint George
Karantal
Deir Hajla
22. What is the name of the hot room in a roman bath house ?
Laterine
Caldarium
Hipodrom
Palestra
23. What is the meaning of the word "Sarcophagus" ?