Lesson 12: World Religions, Judaism

When did the Assyrians conquer Israel and send its people to many lands?

• 586 B.C.E.

• 930 B.C.E.

• 721 B.C.E.

• 597 B.C.E.

The belief that there is only one God.

• monotheism

• polytheism

• monism

• trieism

According to our book, how do Jews show/demonstrate the importance of study in their religion?

• Buying copies of the Ten Commandments.

• Studying the Hebrew Bible and Talmud.

• Getting good grades in school.

• Watching movies with Jewish characters.

To banish or expel from one's own country or home.

• polytheism

• exile

• monotheism

• ethics

After the Persian king, Cyrus, conquered the Babylonians in 539 B.C.E., he...

• enslaved Jews to build monuments of him.

• ordered all Jewish writings to be burned.

• forced Jews to worship the Persian gods, which nearly ended Judaism.

• let Jews practice their religion, return to Judah, and rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem.

Which foreign group/people did NOT rule over or control the Jewish people?

• Greeks

• Persians

• Romans

• Chinese

What does the holiday of Hanukkah celebrate?

• The completion of the Temple of Jerusalem.

• The Exodus from Egypt.

• When the Jews drove the Greeks from Jerusalem and reclaimed the Second Temple.

• The end of rule by the Babylonians.

After the Romans destroyed the Second Temple in 70 C.E., what was all that remained?

• The western wall of the temple.

• Nothing.

• A copy of the Torah.

• The Ten Commandments.

Ben Zakki gained permission from the Romans to do what?

• To allow Jews to practice their religion, but only in their homes.

• To give away copies of the Torah.

• To open a Jewish school.

• To build a large monument for Moses.

What is a synagogue?

• A nickname Jews gave to Roman soldiers.

• A Jewish place/house of worship.

• A Jewish coming-of-age ceremony.

• An important Jewish religious book.