Chapter 6 Review

King Saul was more successful than King David in battles against the Philistines.

• True

• False

David and his army defeated the Greeks.

• True

• False

By A.D. 132 the Jews had succeeded in becoming free from Roman rule.

• True

• False

The Israelite prophets urged people to make the world a better place.

• True

• False

The Essenes were priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem and lived in Qumran near the Red Sea.

• True

• False

Some Jewish groups wanted to cooperate with the Romans, while others wanted to openly rebel.

• True

• False

Cyrus II, the Persian king, let Jews return to Judah and govern themselves.

• True

• False

The kingdoms of Israel and Judah, although separated politically, preserved the Israelite religion.

• True

• False

The northern tribes that broke away from Jerusalem founded a separate kingdom called Judah.

• True

• False

King Solomon was known for his wise sayings, called proverbs.

• True

• False