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Shimon Bar Kokhva

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Introduction:
"This Jewish hero led the most successful revolt against the Roman empire of all time. Test your knowledge of this religious and military leader (also written as Bar Kochva - Kochba - Kokhvah - Kochbah, as it's translated from Hebrew)."


1. Bar Kokhva, what does that mean?
    son of a hammer
    son of God
    son of a star
    son of a king


2. Against which Roman Emperor was this Jewish revolt led?
    Nerva
    Trajan
    Hadrian
    Antiochus IV Epiphanes


3. What was the name of the spiritual leader backing Bar Kokhva and the revolt?
    Answer: (One Word)


4. At first, how did Bar Kokhva test the bravery of his soldiers?
    Asked them to bring back a Roman scalp
    Dared them to bite off a finger
    Sent them on a desert trek without clothes or water
    Made them lie down on a bed of nails


5. What was the name of the appointed governor of Judea that the Jews objected to?
    Julius Severus
    Publus Marcellus
    Hadrianus Quintus Lollius Urbicus
    Tinneius Rufus


6. What was the fate of Bar Kokhva?
    he was publicly executed along with nine others
    he was tortured for a year in a Roman dungeon
    he was killed in single combat with Julius Severus
    he was found strangled by a snake


7. After demolishing two Roman legions, the Roman Emperor sent seven more legions to retake Judea, in addition to the five legions that were already seeing action.
    True
    False


8. Where was the last battle of the revolt fought?
    Jerusalem
    Nablus
    Modi'in
    Betar


9. What Jewish holiday commemorates the bravery of the Jewish rebels?
    Tu (15) BeShvat
    Channukah
    Lag (33) BaOmer
    Passover


10. How long did the Bar Kokhva uprising last?
    6 years
    7 months
    3 years
    11 years


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