Maccabee Quiz 2023

Who conquered the Babylonians while the Jews were still in exile?

• Romans

• Greeks

• Assyrians

• Persians

Which of the Alexander the Great's successors inherited the land of the Egypt?

• Ptolemy

• Seleucus

• Antiochus

• Mattathias

Which of Alexander the Great's successors inherited the eastern half of his empire based in Babylon?

• Mattathias

• Ptolemy

• Seleucus

• Antiochus

What was the name of Alexander the Great's homeland?

• Susa

• Babylon

• Macedonia

• Nineveh

What was the name of the priest who started the conflict by killing the Seleucid messenger?

• Ptolemy

• Menelaus

• Antiochus

• Mattathias

Which word means "loyal ones?"

• Hasidim

• Diaspora

• Essenes

• Sadducees

What is Zoroastrianism?

• Persian Religion

• Greek Religion

• Egyptian Religion

• Babylonian Religion

Which of the following groups wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

• Hasidim

What was the name of the Jewish dynasty that came out of the Maccabee war?

• Edomite

• Idumean

• Hasmonean

• Windsor

How many deuterocanonical books are there?

• Two

• Five

• Seven

• Three