Jewish History Quiz

What part of the Jewish experience does the word Diaspora refer to?

• focusing on studying the Torah

• observing the Sabbath

• living scattered in many lands

• returning to the Promised Land

How did Jewish ideas spread through the Mediterranean world after Alexander the Great’s conquests?

• Jews translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek.

• The Greeks adopted the Jewish belief in one God.

• Jews paid tribute to Alexander to win his favor.

• Jews founded new schools in the Promised Land.

What does the festival of Hanukkah celebrate?

• the end of the Jewish Diaspora

• clearing statues of Greek gods from the Temple

• the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls

• the Jewish defeat of Roman rule

Which Jewish group led a revolt against the Romans in the 60s C.E.?

• the Pharisees

• the Sadducees

• the Essenes

• the Zealots

What happened after the first Jewish revolt against the Romans, which took place in the 60s C.E.?

• The Western Wall was built in Jerusalem.

• The Zealots came to power in Judaea.

• Jews were forbidden to live in Jerusalem.

• Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

What happened after the second Jewish revolt against the Romans, which took place in the 130s C.E.?

• The Western Wall was built in Jerusalem.

• The Zealots came to power in Judaea.

• Jews were forbidden to live in Jerusalem.

• Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem.

How did the Diaspora lead to the spread of Judaism throughout the Mediterranean?

How did rabbis help preserve the teachings of Judaism?