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Judah Maccabee Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of the second leader of the Judean revolt against the Greco-Syrian (Selucid) empire.

A multiple-choice quiz by LeoDaVinci. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LeoDaVinci

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,880

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
768

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (1/10), Guest 82 (6/10), hellobion (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Syrian king did Judah revolt against? Hint

Antiochus IV

Seleucus IV

Callinicos

Antiochus II

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Mattathias and his sons move to from Jerusalem? Hint

Emmaus

Jaffa

Beit-Horon

Modi'in

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Question 3 of 10

3. Judah's surname - Maccabee - means what? Hint

general

star

devoted

hammer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Judah started the revolt by killing one of the King's officers?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. With which empire did Judah forge an alliance against the Selucids? Hint

Romans

Hittites

Egyptians

Bedouins

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Question 6 of 10

6. How long did Judah command the rebels? Hint

3 years

20 years

6 months

9 years

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many children did Judah Maccabee have? Hint

2 daughters

1 son

3 daughters and a son

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was Judah Maccabee killed? Hint

Jerusalem

Modi'in

Beit Zechariah

Elasa

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Jewish holiday commemorates the Judean revolt? Hint

Passover

Shavuot (Pentecost)

Sukkot (Tabernacles)

Channukah

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of Judah's brothers did the rule of the Judean rebellion pass to? Hint

Eleazar

Jonathan

Shimon

Johanan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Syrian king did Judah revolt against?

Answer: Antiochus IV

Antiochus IV Epiphanes decided to replace the Jewish God with Zeus and made many decrees against the Jewish faith. Many Jews saw this as progress and a way to avoid conflict with the ruling empire, but Mattathias and his sons saw this as an affront.

2. Where did Mattathias and his sons move to from Jerusalem?

Answer: Modi'in

He moved to Modi'in because of the edicts in Jerusalem prohibiting the practice of the Jewish faith. Why Modi'in? Probably because the edicts were less enforced there, at first, and yet still close enough to Jerusalem to visit the Temple.

3. Judah's surname - Maccabee - means what?

Answer: hammer

He received the title of "hammer" for his valor in the field of battle. He was a great military leader, defeating better equipped armies and larger numbers of foes.

4. Judah started the revolt by killing one of the King's officers?

Answer: False

It was his father, the high priest who killed the officer. Mattathias was approached by the officer and was ordered to make a sacrifice of a pig to Zeus. When he refused, a villager stepped forward to do it in Mattathias' place. Mattathias became enraged and killed both the villager and the officer. Judah helped Mattathias home and thus began the revolt.

5. With which empire did Judah forge an alliance against the Selucids?

Answer: Romans

This was unprecedented. Rome was coming into power and the Selucids were losing it, and Judah capitalized on this, hoping that the Romans would be more tolerant of Judaism. Little did he know that 250 years later there would be an even greater Jewish revolt against Roman rule...

6. How long did Judah command the rebels?

Answer: 3 years

Mattathias died in 165 B.C. Judah's untimely death in 162 B.C. gave him just a three year reign, during which he accomplished great things, most importantly the release and cleansing of Jerusalem.

7. How many children did Judah Maccabee have?

Answer: 0

Judah didn't have any children and his younger brother Jonathan took over from him. Descendants of Judah's brother Shimon became the Hasmonean dynasty. Judah never even had the time to take a wife, as he was busy with the revolt, and could not settle down.

8. Where was Judah Maccabee killed?

Answer: Elasa

After Judah's great loss in Beit Zechariah, he went on to fight a losing battle north of Elasa, where he was mortally wounded on the field of battle. He was buried next to his father in Modi'in.

9. What Jewish holiday commemorates the Judean revolt?

Answer: Channukah

The festival of lights remembers the cleansing of the Temple by Judah Maccabee and his followers and the miracle of the little jar of oil. There was only a little jar of kosher oil left to light the Jewish Menorah (lamp), and people were sent to make more oil, but the process took 8 days. Miraculously the little jar lasted for all 8 days, and with each day it was said that the Temple grew brighter.

10. Which of Judah's brothers did the rule of the Judean rebellion pass to?

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan was the youngest of the five Maccabee brothers but succeeded Judah when he was killed.

Source: Author LeoDaVinci

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