Question 1

The Pharisees were the most powerful Jewish sect in Jesus' day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Maccabean Revolt led to the formation of all of the following Jewish sects except

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  Essenes. 
A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Hellenists. 
D)  Essenes. C

Question 3

The largest sect of Judaism was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Essenes. 
D)  Zealots. 
A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Essenes. 
D)  Zealots. A

Question 4

The Christian Gospels are partially modeled on the early accounts of the life of Apollonius of Tyana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Pax Romana made travel much easier and safer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The War Scroll is unique among ancient Jewish literature due to its

Accepted Answer

A)  strange symbology. 
B)  underlying doctrine of violence. 
C)  lack of apocalyptic references. 
D)  graphic and detailed description of the future battle that will end the age. 
A)  strange symbology. 
B)  underlying doctrine of violence. 
C)  lack of apocalyptic references. 
D)  graphic and detailed description of the future battle that will end the age.

Question 7

According to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls called the War Scroll, the final war that is due to take place at the end of time will last

Accepted Answer

A)  forty years. 
B)  one thousand years. 
C)  seven days. 
D)  three and a half years. 
A)  forty years. 
B)  one thousand years. 
C)  seven days. 
D)  three and a half years.

Question 8

Most Jews in Jesus' day used the Septuagint rather than reading the Bible in Hebrew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One group of Essenes left Jerusalem because they

Accepted Answer

A)  believed they were in imminent danger. 
B)  preferred the wilderness. 
C)  believed the wrong priestly family was running the Temple. 
D)  had a vision to go to the wilderness. 
A)  believed they were in imminent danger. 
B)  preferred the wilderness. 
C)  believed the wrong priestly family was running the Temple. 
D)  had a vision to go to the wilderness.

Question 10

Pharisees rejected the authority of all written texts except the Torah of Moses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss how Romans imagined the world of humans and the gods. What were the various categories and how do they relate to one another? What functions did members of each category have in the Greco-Roman world?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the "divine pyra

Question 12

Which of the following Jewish sect did not believe in the existence of angels?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisees 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Fourth Philosophy 
D)  Essenes 
A)  Pharisees 
B)  Sadducees 
C)  Fourth Philosophy 
D)  Essenes

Question 13

Alexander the Great overthrew the Hasmonean kingdom of Judea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Essenes believed that ____________ were defiled.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pharisees 
B)  the Bible 
C)  the Temple 
D)  women 
A)  the Pharisees 
B)  the Bible 
C)  the Temple 
D)  women

Question 15

The Sadducees believed which of the following was authoritative?

Accepted Answer

A)  oral law 
B)  Septuagint 
C)  Torah 
D)  all of the above 
A)  oral law 
B)  Septuagint 
C)  Torah 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following groups of Jews ran the Temple in Jesus' day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Herodians 
D)  Jewish Scribes 
A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Herodians 
D)  Jewish Scribes

Question 17

Which of the following groups of Jews developed a supplementary set of traditional interpretations and laws to ensure they kept the written Law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  chief priests 
D)  Jewish Scribes 
A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  chief priests 
D)  Jewish Scribes

Question 18

The sect of Judaism that wielded the most political power was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Essenes. 
D)  Zealots. 
A)  Pharisees. 
B)  Sadducees. 
C)  Essenes. 
D)  Zealots.

Question 19

Which of the following Jewish groups held the most power in Judea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Essenes 
D)  Sicarii 
A)  Sadducees 
B)  Pharisees 
C)  Essenes 
D)  Sicarii

Question 20

The Essenes are especially important in the New Testament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Pharisees were the most powerful Jewish sect in Jesus' day.

The Maccabean Revolt led to the formation of all of the following Jewish sects except

The largest sect of Judaism was the

The Christian Gospels are partially modeled on the early accounts of the life of Apollonius of Tyana.

The Pax Romana made travel much easier and safer.

The War Scroll is unique among ancient Jewish literature due to its

According to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls called the War Scroll, the final war that is due to take place at the end of time will last

Most Jews in Jesus' day used the Septuagint rather than reading the Bible in Hebrew.

One group of Essenes left Jerusalem because they

Pharisees rejected the authority of all written texts except the Torah of Moses.

Discuss how Romans imagined the world of humans and the gods. What were the various categories and how do they relate to one another? What functions did members of each category have in the Greco-Roman world?

Which of the following Jewish sect did not believe in the existence of angels?

Alexander the Great overthrew the Hasmonean kingdom of Judea.

The Essenes believed that ____________ were defiled.

The Sadducees believed which of the following was authoritative?

Which of the following groups of Jews ran the Temple in Jesus' day?

Which of the following groups of Jews developed a supplementary set of traditional interpretations and laws to ensure they kept the written Law?

The sect of Judaism that wielded the most political power was the

Which of the following Jewish groups held the most power in Judea?

The Essenes are especially important in the New Testament.

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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