Element 1 – Home Life: The Home

According to the passage, how many rooms did some rich families' houses in Palestine have?

• More than twelve rooms

• Only one room

• Exactly five rooms

• Less than six rooms

What material were most poor families' houses in Palestine built from?

• Mud-bricks

• Stone

• Wood

• Clay tiles

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the roof-top of a poor family's house in Palestine?

• It was sloped and tiled.

• It was flat and used for domestic chores.

• It was made of glass.

• It was only for storage.

Where did the family's sheep or goats usually live in a poor family's house in Palestine?

• At one end of the room

• On the roof

• In a separate barn outside

• In the courtyard

At night, what did people in poor families' houses use to cover themselves while sleeping?

• Their cloaks

• Woolen blankets

• Silk sheets

• Animal skins

True or False: All houses in Palestine had more than twelve rooms.

• True

• False

According to the passage, what was made in the earthen floor for a fire?

• A hole was made in the earthen floor for a fire.

• A stone was placed in the earthen floor for a fire.

• A metal plate was set in the earthen floor for a fire.

• A wooden plank was laid in the earthen floor for a fire.

In the time of Jesus, a lamp was kept alight at all times and placed on a special shelf cut into the wall or suspended from the ceiling.

• True

• False

Who were included in the family at home in the time of Jesus?

• Parents and children

• Grandparents

• Uncles, aunts, and cousins

• Servants

• Only parents and children

What did everyone in the family, from the youngest upwards, have to do?

• Everyone had their own work to do.

• Everyone had to go to school together.

• Everyone had to eat at the same time.

• Everyone had to wear the same clothes.