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DIVINITY SCHOLARSHIP 347 With what Persian king is Ahasuerus commonly identified What feast commemorated the chief event of the Book of Esther Do you know of anything in Persian history analogous to it The work of Ezra as represented in the Book that bears his name What other acts in connexion with the religion of the Jews are commonly ascribed to him Who were the Maccabees What was the meaning of the name low far was their struggle successful one Where do we find the first traces of intercourse between the Jews and Romans Give the dates of the chief events connected with the establishment of the Roman power from the capture of Jerusalem by Pompey to its destruction by Titus Of what prophecies were the circumstances of the Jewish wars and the destruction of Jerusalem fulfilments Did any portion of the Jews profit by the instructions of these prophecies The origin and distinguishing tenets of the chief Jewish sects Which of them was the least remote from the kingdom of God Give reasons for your answer III -Blunt' t£Ston of tl information To what extent and in what particulars was the Anglo- Saxon Church infected with the corruptions of the Church of Rome What do you know as to the history of the Mendicant Orders in England the relations commonly existing between them and the parochial clergy and their character at the time of the Reformation The forerunners of the Reformation their names charac- ters and achievements Explain the terms Lay Impropriator-the Six Articles- the Bishop's Book-Legatus Latere Compare the First and Second Prayer Books of the Reformed Church of England Wrho was the proto-martyr of the Marian persecution