Judaism Review

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When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

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the first five books of the Hebrew bible

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According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant,

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sacred agreement.

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What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land? Mecca, Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia

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Canaan

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Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second? Abraham moved to Canaan. Moses climbed Mount Sinai. The Israelites moved to Egypt. David was king of the Jewish people.

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The Israelites moved to Egypt.

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According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai? Options: food to eat in the desert, the Ten Commandments, most of the Hebrew Bible, directions for building a temple

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the Ten Commandments

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For which achievement is Solomon most famous? Options: uniting a nation, winning a battle, starting a school, building a temple

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building a temple

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What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon? Options: It suffered from a serious famine., It fell to attacks by the Philistines., It split into two smaller kingdoms., It formed unwise foreign alliances.

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It split into two smaller kingdoms.

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Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

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They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadnezzar.

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Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?

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Jews became scattered over a wide area.

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Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?

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polytheism