Second Nine Weeks Unit Assessment 2022 - 2023

What is your name (first and last)?

The book of Exodus states that the Israelites were led out of slavery in Egypt by

• Abraham.
• Jacob.
• Joshua.
• Moses.

Where was the Promised Land that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home?

• Canaan
• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• Ur

Which event resulted in the kingdom of Israel becoming divided?

• The Babylonian Capitivity
• The conquest by the Assyrians
• The death of King Solomon
• Joshua's capture of Jericho

Which Israelite captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the kingdom of Israel?

• David
• Joshua
• Moses
• Solomon

Why did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?

• To help Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.
• To provide the Israelites with ethical laws.
• To prepare the Israelites for their escape from slavery.
• To guide the Israelites to the Promised Land.

The spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean region is know as

• the Diaspora.
• Exodus.
• Hanukkah.
• the Talmud.

The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in the ancient text known as the

• Covenant.
• Old Testament.
• Ten Commandments.
• Torah.

Who was a Jewish priest who led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule?

• Essena
• Herod
• Judas Maccabeus
• Simon ben Kosiba

Which empire renamed Judaea Palestine as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt?

• the Chaldeans
• the Philistines
• the Persians
• the Romans