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Quiz: King Herod

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Managing Editor, NGM.com Rob Covey <![CDATA[Producer]]> Paul Heltzel Flash Developer Stefan Estrada Styling Kitry Krause Story Editor Jamie Shreeve Photo Editor Kurt Mutchler Researcher Marisa Larson /2008/12/herod/img/herod-masada2-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herodium-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-wall-art-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-arena-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-masada-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-bath-house-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-wall-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford /2008/12/herod/img/herod-mausoleum-470.jpg Photograph by Michael Melford 7 Nicely done. With a little work, you'll be a Herod expert. You're off to a good start. You may want to try again. 0 Multiple reports are found in ancient libraries. The story is told in Matthew's Gospel. Herod's own writings describe the slaughter. All of the above 2 1 A palace and fortress A legislative forum An arena An outpost for storing weapons 1 2 Mariamne Cleopatra Doris Canatha 3 3 Tyre Caesarea Joppa Hyrcania 2 4 The Mediterranean Sea Lower Herodium The Dead Sea Caesarea 3 5 megalopsychia, a term that means:]]> Greatness of spirit Fierceness in battle Governing ability Great intellectual skill 1 6 The Hippodrome The Second Temple The Temple of Augustus and Rome The entrance to Caesarea 2 7 Destroyed Herodium Ousted Herod's surviving family from Judaea Assigned a procurator to govern Judaea directly Enslaved his followers 3