6th Grade Chapter 5 Test

According to the Bible, which Hebrew leader received the Ten Commandments from God?

• A Abraham
• B David
• C Moses
• D Judah

How was Judaism different from the religions of other ancient people?

• A The religion worshiped a single God.
• B The religion worshiped many gods.
• C The religion did not have a firm code of laws.
• D The religion did not have a collection of religious writings.

How were the Canaanites different from the Israelites?

• A The Canaanites practiced monotheism.
• B The Canaanites were organized as a confederation.
• C The Canaanites followed the Ten Commandments.
• D The Canaanites practiced polytheism.

What Hebrew leader led the Israelites into the Promised Land?

• A Abraham
• B Joshua
• C Moses
• D David

What are buildings where Jews gather to worship called?

• A confederations
• B covenants
• C Diasporas
• D synagogues

What section of the Hebrew Bible forms the basis of all Jewish law?

• A the Talmud
• B the Ten Commandments
• C the Torah
• D the Sabbath

What Israelite king made Jerusalem his capital?

• A Saul
• B David
• C Solomon
• D Joshua

What foreign power destroyed Jerusalem in 586 b.c.?

• A the New Babylonians
• B the Egyptians
• C the Philistines
• D the Canaanites

What Persian leader freed the Jews in Babylon and encouraged them to return to their homeland?

• A King Nebuchadnezzar
• B Cyrus the Great
• C Jacob
• D Joshua

What is the Diaspora?

• A the defeat of the Jews by the Romans
• B the name of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
• C the migration of Jews to places around the world
• D the buildings in which Jews gathered to worship