Quiz on Palestine Under Alexander The Great and the Rule of the Egyptians

Who is considered one of history's greatest military minds and established the largest empire the ancient world had ever seen?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

During the time of Alexander the Great, which language became the common and diplomatic language?

• Greek

• Hebrew

• Arabic

• Latin

After Alexander the Great's death, his kingdom was divided into how many kingdoms?

• Two

• Three

• Five

• Four

Under which Syrian king did the Jewish scholars begin to translate the Hebrew Old Testament into a Greek version called Septuagint?

• Cassander

• Seleucus

• Antiochus IV

• Ptolemy Philadelphus

What was the name of the revolt led by Mattathias against the paganization of Jewish culture?

• Hundred Years' War

• Maccabean Revolt

• Peloponnesian War

• Punic Wars

Who succeeded Judas Maccabeus in leadership after his death?

• Jonathan

• Simon

• Mattathias

• Antiochus IV

In what year did the Roman general Pompey dominate Palestine?

• 63 BC

• 100 AD

• 500 BC

• 200 AD

Which Roman emperor set up a provincial system of government and initiated the Pax Romana?

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Augustus

• Caligula

What was the prevailing unity and political stability of the Roman Empire known as?

• Pax Britannica

• Pax Romana

• Pax Mongolica

• Pax Sinica

Jesus' ethical teachings align with principles found in which religious scripture and tradition?

• Tripitaka

• Torah

• Quran

• Bhagavad Gita