Ancient and Medieval History QuizThe history of ancient and medieval Jewish communities reveals the origins of Judaism as we know it. How much do you know about the main Jewish figures and events, from the Bible to the dawn of modernity?
Question 1. True or false: The Middle Ages was, by and large, a time of tense relations between faiths.
Question 2. What great leader conquered Palestine in 332 BCE?
Alexander the Great
Question 3. What year were Jews expelled from Spain?
Question 4. The construction of the Second Temple was completed in what year?
Question 5. What historical records exist about the fall of the desert fortress of Masada in 73 CE?
It is mentioned in the Mishnah
There is a written report from a Jewish child who escaped
Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote about it
There is nothing written about it, but the Masada story has been passed down orally from generation to generation
Question 6. After the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE, who was appointed leader of the remaining Jews in the Land of Israel?
Question 7. Who wrote the Shulhan Arukh?