Ancient Israelites 4.3

According to the Jewish tradition, the __________ is a weekly day of rest and prayer beginning at sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday.

• Passover

• Genesis

• Sabbath

• Torah

Three sections -- the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings -- Make up the ___________.

• Hebrew Bible

• Torah

• Sabbath

• Passover

The story of Noah and the ark is in the book of ______ in the Hebrew Bible.

• Daniel

• Genesis

• David

• Prophets

The book of ______ explains why the Jews believed suffering would eventually be replaced by goodness.

• Daniel

• David

• Genesis

• Passover

________ is the holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt.

• Genesis

• Daniel

• Seder

• Passover

During their long exile, Judeans became known as

• Christians.

• Jews.

• Muslims.

• Prophets.

Which Jewish holiday is celebrated with a seder?

• Yom Kippur

• Passover

• Rosh Hashanah

• Hanukkah

To be kosher, which of the following foods are Jews not allowed to eat?

• beef and lamb

• pork and shellfish

• beef and chicken

• salmon and lamb

The first five books of the Torah are written on

• papyrus.

• scrolls.

• stone.

• tablets.

Who guided Jewish society after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon?

• Cyrus II

• temple priests and scribes

• Nebuchadnezzar

• the Chaldeans