Monotheistic Religions Unit Test

The Israelites practiced ____, the belief in one God.

• prophet

• monotheism

• Torah

• polytheism

Much of what is known about the early history of the Jewish people comes from the _____, the first five books of the Jewish Bible.

• Qruran

• Exodus

• Torah

• Covenant

The Jewish people believe that God made a promise or ______ with Abraham and that they are God’s “chosen people”.

• diaspora

• covenant

• exile

• famine

The Torah, Bible and Qu'ran are most useful for learning about

• monotheism

• the history of Asia

• the beliefs of Islam, Christianity and Judaism

• where Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism originated.

God chose him as the first Hebrew of Judaism. He led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt to the “Promised Land” of Canaan.

• Moses

• Abraham

• Nebuchadnezzar

• David

Of the following, which is not an influence that Judaism had on Christianity?

• Both originated in Europe.

• Both share the same moral point of view.

• Both are monotheistic.

• Both honor Abraham & Moses.

Christians believe that Jesus was the ________, the promised savior.

• messiah

• prophet

• king

• head priest

Jesus of Nazareth was born in the Jewish homeland of _____ located on the east coast of the

Mediterranean Sea.

• Phoenicia

• Sicily

• Greece

• Israel

Christians believe _______.

• they are God’s chosen people.

• in reincarnation.

• that Mohammed is a prophet.

• that Jesus was resurrected from the dead

The sacred text of the Christians is the _____, made up of the Old & the New Testaments.

• Bible

• Quran

• Vedas

• Torah