Ancient Israel Pop Quiz

Judaism is what type of religion?

• atheistic

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

According to the Tanakh, the God of Israel completely supported the Israelites' plan to have a king.

• Tru

• False

What was the name of the region that became Israel?

• Azerbaijan

• Armenia

• Canaan

• Kuwait

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three founding patriarchs (fathers) of Israel and Judaism?

• Abraham

• Esau

• Jacob

• Isaac

What language did the ancient Israelites speak?

• Hebrew

• Latin

• Russian

• English

What is the name of the Jewish Holy Book?

• New Testament

• Koran

• Tanakh

• Book of the Dead

According to the Tanakh, what sign did Moses see when he was told to lead the Israelites to freedom?

• a vision of God in the sky

• a burnng bush

• the pharaoh killing innocent Israelites

• the sun rising and setting within 1 hour

According to the Exodus story how many plagues were the Egyptians punished with for not letting the Israelites go?

• 2

• 5

• 20

• 10

According to the Tanakh, how long did the Israelites wander the Sinai Desert?

• 40 weeks

• 40 days

• 40 years

• 40 decades

What is the Torah?

• The first 5 books of the Tanakh

• The books in the Tanakh written by prophets

• Twenty-seven books added to the Tanakh by Christians

• The Greek translation of the Tanakh