New Testament - Exam 1 Study Guide
Q&A 100% Correct, 2023 Update
The Book of Daniel symbolically depicts four empires in chronological order: 1) the
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Babylonian Empire, 2) the Medo-Persian Empire, 3) the Greek Empire/s, and 4) the
Roman Empire.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is true. The Book of Daniel symbolically depicts
four empires in chronological order: 1) the Babylonian Empire, 2) the Medo-Persian
Empire, 3) the Greek Empire/s, and 4) the Roman Empire.
Nowadays the Inter-Testamental Period is more often called the First Temple Period.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is false. Nowadays the Inter-Testamental
Period is more often called not the First Temple Era, but the Second Temple Era.
In 538 BC/E Cyrus the Great of the Medo-Persian Empire issued an edict allowing the
Jews to return home to the Promised Land.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is true. In 583 BC/E Cyrus the Great of the
Medo-Persian Empire issued an edict allowing the Jews to return home to the Promised
Land.
Alexander the Great intentionally spread Roman culture, institutions, and policies in the
lands he conquered.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is false. Alexander the Great intentionally
spread not Roman culture, institutions, and policies in the lands he conquered, but
Greek.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Seleucid Monarch who attempted to wipe out Judaism,
and is remembered by the Jews with disgust for defiling the Jerusalem Temple with "the
Abomination of Desolation."
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is true. Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Seleucid
Monarch who attempted to wipe out Judaism, and is remembered by the Jews with
disgust for defiling the Jerusalem Temple with "the Abomination of Desolation."
The Jewish revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Seleucids was known as the
Maccabean Revolt because it was started by the Maccabee family.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is true. The Jewish revolt against Antiochus IV
Epiphanes and the Seleucids was known as the Maccabean Revolt because it was
started by the Maccabee family.
The Septuagint is an Aramaic translation of the Old Testament; it was commonly used
by the Jews of the first century (that is, concurrent with Jesus' ministry).
Select one:
True
False - Answer-The correct answer is false. The Septuagint is not an Aramaic
translation of the Old Testament, but a Greek translation; it was commonly used by the
Jews of the first century (that is, concurrent with Jesus' ministry).
Pompey was a Seleucid general who besieged the Jerusalem Temple, and afterward
entered the Holy of Holies.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Sorry, but the correct answer if false. Pompey was not a Seleucid
general, but a Roman general who besieged the Jerusalem Temple, and afterward
entered the Holy of Holies.
Herod the Great was a client king of the Romans who was called "Herod the Great"
because of his many building projects, not because of his character.
Select one:
True
False - Answer-Yes, the correct answer is true. Herod the Great was a client king of the
Romans who was called "Herod the Great" because of his many building projects, not
because of his character.
John the Baptist was especially exciting to the Jews because he challenged Roman
authority.
Select one:
True
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