Ancient Israel Test Review

What is a major characteristics of the religion of Judaism?

• belief in only one god

• belief in no god

• belief in many gods

• belief in 2 gods

What is true about King David?

• 1st king of Israel, disobeyed God, and wrote the Proverbs

• 2nd king of Israel, skilled warrior, and put the capital at Jerusalem

• 3rd king of Israel, built the 1st temple, and wrote Proverbs

• judge of Israel, wrote Psalms, built the 2nd temple

Why was the conquest of Babylon by the Persians so important to the Jewish people?

• Cyrus II was Jewish.

• The Persian King was dishonest and did not trust the Jews.

• The Persians did not allow the Jews to return to Israel.

• Cyrus II allowed the Jews to return to Israel.

Where is the Red Sea located?

• In North America

• South of Israel

• East of Israel

• North of Israel

What is the role of Abraham in the history of the Israelites?

• He was the father of Buddhism.

• He lied to the Israelites and did not listen to God.

• He made a covenant with God & he was the father of Judaism.

• He was the father of Hinduism.

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

• Moses

• Abraham

• David

• Samuel

What value in Judaism do the Jewish people value the most?

• belief in many gods.

• individual worth

• group worth

• belief in no god.

Why were the Jews allowed to return to their homeland after being exiled to Babylon?

• The Persians allowed them to return.

• The Chaldeans allowed them to return.

• The Assyrians allowed them to return.

• The Egyptians allowed them to return.

After the conquest of Judah by the Babylonians, Jews were...

• Allowed to stay in Judah

• Exiled to Egypt

• Exiled to Babylon

• Exiled to China

What was the purpose of the Ten Commandments?

• To serve as laws for the Israelites.

• To serve as laws for the Egyptians.

• To serve as laws for the Mesopotamians.

• To serve as laws for the Philistines.