1 Maccabees - Quiz
A) To uphold the righteousness and legitimacy of Hasmonean rule B) To promote the integration of Hellenistic political structures C) To critique the moral failures of the Hasmonean kings D) To advocate for the restoration of the Zadokite priesthood
A) The line of Zadok B) The line of Aaron C) The line of Levi D) The line of Melchizedek
A) It claims they are direct physical descendants of Solomon B) It compares their deeds to heroes like Joshua and David C) It argues they performed the same miracles as Elijah D) It states they were given the law directly by Moses
A) As scholars whose opinions deserve careful study B) As legitimate political rivals in a democratic state C) As misguided individuals who need conversion D) As people who hate their own nation
A) They lacked the proper religious equipment B) They were cowardly during the battle C) They were traitors working for the Seleucids D) They did not listen to Judas and his brothers
A) Judas Maccabeus B) Simon Thassi C) Mattathias D) Jonathan
A) Simon B) Judas C) Jonathan D) The High Priest
A) Pharisees B) Sadducees C) Stoics D) Essenes
A) Bodily resurrection B) The sanctity of the Law C) The existence of a single God D) The importance of the Temple
A) As a necessary precursor to divine intervention B) With dismissiveness and contempt C) As the ultimate act of faith D) As a strategy for political change
A) The military genius of Judas and his brothers B) Supernatural intervention by angels C) Divine visions given to the priests D) The prayers of the righteous
A) The Almighty B) The Holy One C) Heaven D) The Lord of Hosts
A) 1 Maccabees focuses on miracles, while 2 Maccabees focuses on strategy B) 1 Maccabees blames Jewish sin, while 2 Maccabees blames external evil C) 1 Maccabees blames external evil, while 2 Maccabees blames Jewish sin D) 1 Maccabees denies the existence of sin, while 2 Maccabees mandates repentance
A) The Phoenicians and the Assyrians B) The Persians and the Greeks C) The Roman Republic and Sparta D) The Egyptians and the Babylonians
A) A Hellenistic state that modeled itself entirely after Rome B) An explicitly Jewish state that remained pragmatic in its alliances C) A theocratic state that refused all foreign contact D) A secular state that rejected all religious influence
A) Syriac B) Hebrew C) Aramaic D) Latin
A) Judea B) Rome C) Alexandria D) Antioch
A) New International Version B) The Living Bible C) Revised Standard Version D) King James Version
A) Wisdom B) Epistolary C) Historical D) Prophetic
A) Four B) Three C) Twelve D) Seven
A) Simplifying the grammar for commoners B) Writing in the style of Hellenistic poetry C) Adopting the style of Roman historians D) Imitating Hebrew style
A) Leader B) Shield C) Hammer D) Warrior
A) The high priest B) The king of the Hasmoneans C) The entire rebel army D) Judah Maccabee
A) The Dead Sea Scrolls B) The Peshitta C) The Septuagint D) The Vulgate
A) 1st century AD B) 19th century AD C) 3rd–5th century AD D) 1st century BC
A) Eusebius B) Judah Maccabee C) Origen of Alexandria D) The author of 2 Maccabees
A) Egyptian B) Latin C) Greek D) Aramaic
A) House or dynasty B) Book C) Prince D) God
A) 10th century AD B) 3rd century AD C) 19th century D) 1st century AD
A) Roman Empire B) Persian Empire C) Egyptian Empire D) Seleucid Empire
A) Antiochus IV Epiphanes B) Alexander the Great C) Pompey D) John Hyrcanus
A) Judas Maccabeus B) Simon Thassi C) Alexander Jannaeus D) Mattathias
A) Syriac B) Latin C) Koine Greek D) Hebrew
A) Orthodox Tewahedo B) Catholic Church C) Protestant denominations D) Rabbinic Judaism
A) 63 BC B) 134 BC C) 170 BC D) 164 BC
A) High Priest B) Court historian C) Roman General D) Jewish Prophet
A) Hostile B) Neutral C) Anti-Hasmonean D) Pro-Hasmonean
A) The family of Demetrius I B) The family of Alexander the Great C) Mattathias' family D) The family of Ptolemy VI
A) Imprisonment B) Death C) Exile D) A heavy fine
A) Jerusalem B) Alexandria C) Modein D) Antioch
A) Passover B) Hanukkah C) Purim D) Yom Kippur
A) Mattathias B) John Hyrcanus C) Jonathan Apphus D) Simon Thassi
A) General of the armies B) High priest C) King of the Jews D) Governor of Egypt
A) Demetrius II B) John Hyrcanus C) Jonathan Apphus D) Judas Maccabeus
A) Flavius Josephus B) Judas Maccabeus C) Jonathan A. Goldstein D) Bezalel Bar-Kochva
A) Content B) The legal codes of Rome C) The mythological legends of Greece D) The specific handwriting of prophets
A) Admissions against interest B) Official propaganda C) Divine revelation D) Historical bias
A) Only copies of government documents B) Firsthand accounts from interviews C) Only personal combat experience D) Purely oral tradition without verification
A) Biblical apocrypha B) New Testament revelation C) Hebrew Tanakh D) Canonical scripture
A) Primary authority B) Secondary authority C) No authority D) Historical authority only
A) The Crusades B) The Investiture Controversy C) The Enlightenment D) The Protestant Reformation
A) Augustine of Hippo B) Pope Damasus I C) Innocent I D) Baldwin I
A) Great Schism B) Arian Controversy C) Iconoclastic Controversy D) Investiture Controversy
A) Pope Urban II B) Pope Pius V C) Pope Damasus I D) Pope Innocent I
A) December B) November C) October D) September
A) Martyred Apostles B) Persecuted Christians C) The Church Fathers D) The Holy Family
A) Lent B) Epiphany C) Late summer/early autumn D) Advent
A) Presbyterians B) Methodists C) Pentecostals D) Anabaptists
A) Codex Vaticanus B) Codex Bezae C) Codex Ephraemi D) Codex Sinaiticus
A) Codex Vaticanus B) Codex Sinaiticus C) Codex Alexandrinus D) The Septuagint
A) Arabic B) Armenian C) Syriac D) Latin
A) 1936 B) 1980 C) 1922 D) 1517
A) Vulgate B) Geneva Bible C) Complutensian Polyglot Bible D) King James Bible |
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