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1. Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of 1 Maccabees?
2. 1 Maccabees contains the earliest reference to what Jewish holiday?
3. 1 Maccabees tells how what ruler tried to suppress Jewish law, resulting in the Maccabean revolt?
4. Who was the father of Judas Maccabeus, who led the revolt against Hellenistic rule?
5. In the first chapter of 1 Maccabees, who conquers the territory of Judea?
6. How did the Hellenistic king desecrate the Jewish temple in I Maccabees?
7. A thousand Jews are lost in the revolt because the Jewish defenders refused to do what?
8. 1 Maccabees is entirely a prose text narrative.
9. Complete this quote from 1 Maccabees 2:62: "Do not fear the words of sinners, for their glory ends in corruption and _____" (NABRE).
10. What word is missing from this quote from 1 Maccabees 2:27? "Let everyone who is zealous for the _____ and who stands by the covenant follow me" (NABRE)!
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