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WorksheetsIsrael and its Neighbors
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Biblical figure; according to the Bible, God led him to Canaan, and his descendants became the Jewish people
a)
David
b)
Abraham
c)
Moses
d)
Solomon
2.
according to the Bible, he led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and back to Canaan in the Exodus.
a)
Moses
b)
Abraham
c)
Solomon
d)
David
3.
in the Bible, a code of moral laws given to Moses by God
a)
Ten Commandments
b)
Torah
c)
Talmud
d)
Zealots
4.
the scattering of the Jews outside of Judah after the Babylonian Captivity
a)
Exodus
b)
Diaspora
c)
Talmud
d)
Torah
5.
the belief in only one god
a)
Torah
b)
Talmud
c)
Ten Commandments
d)
monotheism
6.
the most sacred text of Judaism
a)
Torah
b)
Talmud
c)
Ten Commandments
d)
Diaspora
7.
a Jewish house of worship
a)
Torah
b)
synagogue
c)
Talmud
d)
Passover
8.
someone who is said to receive messages from God to be taught to others.
a)
Zealots
b)
prophets
c)
rabbis
d)
Talmud
9.
a holiday in which Jews remember the Exodus
a)
Passover
b)
High Holy Days
c)
Diaspora
d)
Ten Commandments
10.
What is the term that describes a mass killing of people based on race, nationality, religion, and other characteristics?
a)
Homocide
b)
Serial Killing
c)
Genocide
d)
War
11.
What does "anti-semitism" mean?
a)
against Jewish culture
b)
in favor of Jewish culture
12.
What was the International movement towards the Jewish Homeland called?
a)
Zionism
b)
Jewish Exodus
c)
Jewish Journey
d)
Path of Jewish Culture
13.
What was the name of the Settlement alotted for Jewish people, on the Mediterainian Sea, by the United Nations?
a)
Newfoundland
b)
Middle East
c)
Egypt
d)
Israel
14.
What country attacked Israel immediately after the creation of they settled in?
a)
Palestine
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Costa Rica
15.
Abraham made a ___________ or promise to Yahweh that he would go to Canaan and obey his rules.
a)
Contact
b)
Covenant
c)
Creation
d)
Complement
16.
Which plague finally convinced the pharaoh to free the Hebrews?
a)
Turning the Nile to blood
b)
Locusts
c)
Hail
d)
Death of all the first-born
17.
Who destroyed the Jewish temple in 70 CE?
a)
Persians
b)
Greeks
c)
Romans
d)
Assyrians
18.
Israelites trace their ancestry back to 12 original tribes which were descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob, also called "Israel."
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The Ancient Israelites conquered kingdoms and took over the land along the Tigris River after their exodus (escape) from Egypt.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
During the time of the Ottoman rule hundreds of years ago, Palestine was:
a)
Mostly Jews
b)
Mostly Palestinians
c)
Diverse (everybody lived together)
d)
Mostly British
21.
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine was a colony of:
a)
Ottmans
b)
Palestinians
c)
Jews
d)
England
22.
Immediately after Israel declared independence:
a)
They kicked out all of the Palestinians
b)
They were attacked by all their neighbors
c)
They tried to conquer the Middle East
d)
They fought the Ottoman Empire
23.
Israel fought multiple wars, in each war they:
a)
Lost, badly
b)
Gained land
c)
Won
d)
Both won and gained land
24.
The main thing these two groups of people are fighting over is:
a)
Land
b)
Religion
c)
Ethnicity
d)
Free Wifi
25.
How were Islamic ideals and cultures spread?
a)
through sultans
b)
through prophets
c)
through Islam
d)
through books and trade routes
26.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WWI?
a)
It was partitioned by Britain and Russia
b)
It was partitioned by Britain and England
c)
It was partitioned by Britain and France
27.
Which two ethnic groups are fighting over the land of Palestine/Israel?
a)
Arabs and Muslims
b)
Christians and Jews
c)
Christians and Muslims
d)
Arabs and Jews
28.
Who are the Palestinians?
a)
An Arab Muslim group who lived in Palestine before WWI
b)
An Arab Christian group who lived in Palestine
29.
What body of water plays a major role in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Jordan River
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Indian Ocean
30.
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
has historical ties to the same land
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
31.
What is a “refugee”?
a)
a person who had to leave their home as a result of war
b)
a person who opens his home to those who need a safe place to stay
c)
a person who refuses to take in someone who is without a safe place to stay
d)
a person who refuses to leave his home even though it is dangerous to stay there
32.
Why was there an influx of Jewish immigrants in the 1930s?
a)
Diasporas
b)
British control
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Vacation
33.
What happened after the Persian King allowed the Jews to return to Judah?
a)
The Jews started killing anyone that had settled in their land.
b)
The Jews started to reduild their lives practicing a new religon
c)
They started to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple
d)
They elected a new President named Trump and made Judea better again.
34.
What method of punishment did the Romans often use on criminals?
a)
Crucifixion
b)
Beheading
c)
Hanging
d)
Other
35.
What day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus?
a)
Menorah
b)
Ner Tamid
c)
Easter
d)
Ramadan
36.
What is the name of the day that Jesus died on the cross so that others may go to Heaven?
a)
Easter
b)
Passover
c)
Good Friday
d)
Christmas
37.
What is the Quran?
a)
Writing with wedge-shaped marks
b)
Five Muslim religious duties
c)
Story about a Sumerian king
d)
The holy book of Islam
38.
What is the belief that a holy book should be taken literally?
a)
Fundamentalism
b)
Terrorism
c)
Jihad
d)
Islamism
39.
The _________ is the belief that God exists in three forms: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit (Ghost).
a)
Crusades
b)
Trinity
c)
Torah
d)
Messiah
40.
The city of ______ is an important holy city to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
a)
Tel Aviv
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Sheridan
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