Quiz 015

Episode 15 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 15: Canaan. See what you can remember about the Levant during the Bronze and early Iron Ages by clicking START below!

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The first recorded use of the name “Israel” is in a stone stele carved to commemorate the conquests of the Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah. In about what year was this stele created?

207 BCE

607 BCE

1807 BCE

1207 BCE

907 BCE

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What kind of an effect did the Bronze Age Collapse of about 1200-1000 BCE have on the early Israelites and comparable hill-dwelling indigenous populations of Canaan?

It compelled the early Israelites into a forced exile to the Mesopotamian city of Babylon.

It drove the armies of Joshua to fight a series of spectacularly successful battles along Canaan's coast.

It provided them with opportunities for gradual lowland expansion out toward the coastal plain.

It forced Carthaginian religion on peoples living in modern day Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

It coerced the earliest Israelites into choosing between the Hittites and the Ekwesh.

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Which of the following is an example of “survey archaeology?”

Comparative research of many different archaeological investigations synthesizing data from all of them.

An expedition directed by careful surveys of local inhabitants of locations that are suspected to contain significant remnants of ancient human activity.

An expedition that thoroughly investigates physical remnants of human activity and takes careful notes recording all findings.

An expedition that seeks to find evidence confirming stories from the ancient world, such as the one about Noah's ark.

Simultaneous research in two different sites, the goal is which is to yield statistical data about their differences.

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In which decade did the Babylonian Captivity begin?

The 680s BCE

The 980s BCE

The 780s BCE

The 880s BCE

The 580s BCE

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Which kings of Judah in particular pushed for monotheism and the centralization of temple sacrifices?

Jeroboam I and Nadab

Ahaziah and Manasseh

Omri and Ahab

Hezekiah and Josiah

Jehosaphat and Jehoram

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What has archaeology suggested about the Omride dynasty, particularly Omri himself and Ahab, who ruled in the north from about 885-850 BCE?

They were militarily and diplomatically skilled, successful kings.

Their ineptitude brought about the end of the northern kingdom sooner than the Books of Kings indicate.

They pursued a wildly successful program of subsidizing pear harvests.

They led a westward naval expedition to the island of Cyprus.

They may not have existed.

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The name Isra-El means:

The one who struggles with God.

The one who knows God.

The land of God.

Hopeful in the eyes of God.

The anointed of God.

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Why was the northern area of modern day Israel generally more populous and prosperous after the Bronze Age collapse?

The south had not yet domesticated goats and sheep.

The north was receiving tribute payments from the Hittites.

The south was in a state of vassalage to Ancient Egypt.

The north was receiving tribute payments from the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

The north had a better climate and natural resources.

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The main waves of invaders who shaped the existence of the Israelites from the 800s to the 500s, in order from first to last.

Macedon, Crete, Babylon, Egypt

Sumer, Nabataea, Babylon, Elam

Crete, Sumer, Assyria, Hattusa

Elam, Hattusa, Aram-Damascus, Assyria

Aram-Damascus, Assyria, Egypt, Babylon

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The Hyksos, that Canaanite dynasty that ruled in Ancient Egypt during the Bronze Age, lasted from about:

1650-1550 BCE

300-200 BCE

1000-800 BCE

2500-2300 BCE

4200-3800 BCE

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The Amarna Letters, an Ancient Egyptian cache of diplomatic correspondences dated to the mid-1300s BCE, paints what kind of picture of the cities of Canaan during this period?

The Pharaoh Akhenaten corresponded directly with King Solomon and may have been theologically influenced by the Israelite religion.

Megiddo, though scarcely mentioned in the Old Testament, was a city larger than even Babylon, dominating the region.

The cities of Canaan were generally unwalled settlements with small populations.

Canaan was entirely unpopulated until after the Bronze Age Collapse.

Lachish was the capital of a Sumerian speaking elite that ruled over the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The two kingdoms written about in the Old Testament’s historical books are Israel in the north, and Judah in the south. Their capitals were ________ in the north, and ________ in the south.

Askelon, Megiddo

Samaria, Beersheba

Jerusalem, Shilo

Megiddo, Jerusalem

Samaria, Jerusalem

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What was “The Ways of Horus?”

A road system between Egypt and Canaan.

An theology the Israelites considered impious that the Egyptians forced on them.

A set of Egyptian burial practices for which we have evidence in Canaan.

A conduct code book for Egyptian rulers.

An ancient Egyptian sacred text that may have inspired the Pentateuch.

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Under the rule of this Judahite king, who ruled from about 640-609, Biblical scholars suspect that much of the Old Testament was written.

Josiah

David

Jeroboam II

Rehoboam

Solomon

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When and why did Jerusalem and Judah more generally grow into a more populous, prosperous territory?

The late 1200s BCE, due to the death of the powerful pharaoh Ramesses II.

The late 300s BCE, due to Alexander of Macedon's lifelong interest in the Israelite religion.

The late 1000s BCE, due to a period of peace, stability, and intense commercial activity in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The late 1700s BCE, due to Old Babylon's expansion throughout Mesopotamia.

The late 700s BCE, due to the decline of the northern kingdom and resultant southward population migrations.

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