Worksheets7RE OLD Testament
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the first of the historical books in the bible?
Genesis
Exodus
Joshua
Matthew
The book of Joshua describes:
The conquest of the promised land after the death of Moses.
The creation of the world.
Moses receiving the 10 commandments
The Historical Books of the Bible tell us the story of the people of Israel.
True
False
David is the second king of Israel. His story is told in the book of:
Acts of the Apostles
Exodus
Kings
Samuel
As a boy David worked as a:
Baker
Wine maker
Blacksmith
Shepherd
Who anointed David as king of Israel?
Saul
Samuel
Solomon
Jesus
Why did David offer to fight Goliath?
He was anointed as the next king of Israel
He was much bigger than Goliath
Goliath was insulting Yahweh, David's God.
He lost a bet
Who was David's son who became king after David?
Fred
Joseph
Joshua
Solomon
Solomon reigned about how many years before Jesus?
100 years
1000 years
2000 years
3000 years
Solomon’s reign brought with it great peace and prosperity
True
False
Who built the first Temple in Jerusalem?
Moses
Joshua
David
Solomon
The Temple was the centre of Jewish life.
True
False
The Temple was important :
as a sign of the glorious presence of God.
It was a place of pilgrimage
It was a place of prayer
It was a place of study
In Jesus' time, the temple was magnificently restored and contained:
the 10 commandments
the national treasury.
recipe of the Big Mac
The Temple was the Jewish court of law and the meeting place for the government council called the Sandhedrin.
True
False
When did the Babylonians destroy the Temple?
587 BCE
1968 BCE
1250 BCE
1968
When was the Ark of the Covenant lost?
1250 BCE
500 BCE
1587 BCE
587 BCE
The Ark of the Covenant was lost during the Babylonian exile in 587 BCE.
True
False
Herod the Great began spending vast amounts of money to rebuild the Temple. When was the Temple completed?
20 BCE
63 BCE
1250 BCE
1988
When was Herod's Temple was finally destroyed by the Romans?
1250 BCE
1982
70 BCE
70 CE
Why was the Temple destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans?
as punishment for a Jewish revolt
because the Jews started a war with the Romans with the help of the Egyptians.
because the Romans needed the stone to build a wall.
because they didn't like the colour of the Temple.
After the reign of Solomon the kingdom split into two. Name the two Kingdoms.
Jerusalem and Israel
Israel and Syria
Samaria and Jerusalem
Israel and Judah
When did the kingdom of Israel split into two? . This occurred in 931 BCE. The Northern Kingdom was known as Israel and the Southern as Judah.
After the reign of Solomon
In 853 BCE
After the reign of David
After the reign of Joshua
What was the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel?
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Israel
Samaria
What was the capital of the southern Kingdom of Judah?
Israel
Jerusalem
Samaria
Judah
Israel was conquered by the Assyrians in 721 BCE
True
False
Who conquered Israel in 721 BCE?
Greeks
Persians
Babylonians
Assyrians
Israel and Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 587 BCE.
True
False
Who conquered Israel and Judah in 587 BCE.
Assyrians
Babylonians
Persians
Greeks
The period of "The Exile" is when the Babylonians captured Israel and Judah.
True
False
The period of captivity was ended when the Persian king conquered Babylon in 538 BCE and allowed the people of Judah to return to Palestine. What was his name?
Judah
Cyrus
Israel
David
Who captured Israel after the Persians?
Assyrians
Babylonians
Romans
Greeks
Who captured Israel after the Greeks?
Romans
Persians
Assyrians
Egyptians
Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Proverbs, Legal documents, Poetry, Prophecy, Myth, Narrative, Epic.
True
False
Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Proverbs, Legal documents.
True
False
Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Poetry, Prophecy, Myth, Narrative, Epic.
True
False
Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Myth, Narrative, Epic.
True
False
Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Genesis, Exodus.
True
False
Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Numbers, Judges.
True
False
Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Job, Psalms.
True
False
Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Daniel, Matthew.
True
False
Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Jonah, Joel.
True
False
Are these the 12 tribes of Israel? 1) Reuben, 2) Simeon, 3) Levi, 4) Judah, 5) Dan, 6) Naphtali, 7) Gad, 8) Asher, 9) Issachar 10) Zebulun, 11) Joseph, and 12) Benjamin.
True
False
How many tribes of Israel were there?
9
10
11
12
What does God ask Abraham to do?
Go to Macca's and buy three burgers
To conquer many lands
To go to Babylon.
To worship only Yahweh.
What does God ask Abraham to do?
Make an Ark.
To sacrifice his son Isaac.
To go to Mesopotamia.
To worship only Yahweh.
What was the name of Abraham's son?
Jacob
Joseph
Mesopotamia
Isaac
Why was Joseph sold into slavery?
Because he was worth a lot of money.
Because his brothers were jealous of him.
Because he was very strong.
Because his brothers wanted his BMX.
What were the leaders of Egypt called?
King
Emperor
President
Pharaoh
Are these the 10 plagues sent by God? Water into Blood, Frogs, Lice or gnats, Flies, plague onto Livestock, Boils, Fire and Hail, Locusts, Darkness, Death of firstborn.
True
False
Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Frogs, Lice or gnats, Flies.
True
False
Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Locusts, Darkness, Death of firstborn.
True
False
Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Plague onto Livestock, Boils, Fire and Hail.
True
False
Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Water into wine, Frogs, Lice or gnats.
True
False
How did David kill Goliath?
Bow and arrow
Spear
Sword
Sling and stone
