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7RE OLD Testament

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first of the historical books in the bible?

a)

Genesis

b)

Exodus

c)

Joshua

d)

Matthew

2.

The book of Joshua describes:

a)

The conquest of the promised land after the death of Moses.

b)

The creation of the world.

c)

Moses receiving the 10 commandments

3.

The Historical Books of the Bible tell us the story of the people of Israel.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

David is the second king of Israel. His story is told in the book of:

a)

Acts of the Apostles

b)

Exodus

c)

Kings

d)

Samuel

5.

As a boy David worked as a:

a)

Baker

b)

Wine maker

c)

Blacksmith

d)

Shepherd

6.

Who anointed David as king of Israel?

a)

Saul

b)

Samuel

c)

Solomon

d)

Jesus

7.

Why did David offer to fight Goliath?

a)

He was anointed as the next king of Israel

b)

He was much bigger than Goliath

c)

Goliath was insulting Yahweh, David's God.

d)

He lost a bet

8.

Who was David's son who became king after David?

a)

Fred

b)

Joseph

c)

Joshua

d)

Solomon

9.

Solomon reigned about how many years before Jesus?

a)

100 years

b)

1000 years

c)

2000 years

d)

3000 years

10.

Solomon’s reign brought with it great peace and prosperity

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who built the first Temple in Jerusalem?

a)

Moses

b)

Joshua

c)

David

d)

Solomon

12.

The Temple was the centre of Jewish life.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Temple was important :

a)

as a sign of the glorious presence of God.

b)

It was a place of pilgrimage

c)

It was a place of prayer

d)

It was a place of study

14.

In Jesus' time, the temple was magnificently restored and contained:

a)

the 10 commandments

b)

the national treasury.

c)

recipe of the Big Mac

15.

The Temple was the Jewish court of law and the meeting place for the government council called the Sandhedrin.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When did the Babylonians destroy the Temple?

a)

587 BCE

b)

1968 BCE

c)

1250 BCE

d)

1968

17.

When was the Ark of the Covenant lost?

a)

1250 BCE

b)

500 BCE

c)

1587 BCE

d)

587 BCE

18.

The Ark of the Covenant was lost during the Babylonian exile in 587 BCE.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Herod the Great began spending vast amounts of money to rebuild the Temple. When was the Temple completed?

a)

20 BCE

b)

63 BCE

c)

1250 BCE

d)

1988

20.

When was Herod's Temple was finally destroyed by the Romans?

a)

1250 BCE

b)

1982

c)

70 BCE

d)

70 CE

21.

Why was the Temple destroyed in 70 CE by the Romans?

a)

as punishment for a Jewish revolt

b)

because the Jews started a war with the Romans with the help of the Egyptians.

c)

because the Romans needed the stone to build a wall.

d)

because they didn't like the colour of the Temple.

22.

After the reign of Solomon the kingdom split into two. Name the two Kingdoms.

a)

Jerusalem and Israel

b)

Israel and Syria

c)

Samaria and Jerusalem

d)

Israel and Judah

23.

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.

a)

After the reign of Solomon

b)

In 853 BCE

c)

After the reign of David

d)

After the reign of Joshua

24.

What was the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel?

a)

Tel Aviv

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Israel

d)

Samaria

25.

What was the capital of the southern Kingdom of Judah?

a)

Israel

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Samaria

d)

Judah

26.

Israel was conquered by the Assyrians in 721 BCE

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Who conquered Israel in 721 BCE?

a)

Greeks

b)

Persians

c)

Babylonians

d)

Assyrians

28.

Israel and Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 587 BCE.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who conquered Israel and Judah in 587 BCE.

a)

Assyrians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Persians

d)

Greeks

30.

The period of "The Exile" is when the Babylonians captured Israel and Judah.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

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?

a)

Judah

b)

Cyrus

c)

Israel

d)

David

32.

Who captured Israel after the Persians?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Romans

d)

Greeks

33.

Who captured Israel after the Greeks?

a)

Romans

b)

Persians

c)

Assyrians

d)

Egyptians

34.

Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Proverbs, Legal documents, Poetry, Prophecy, Myth, Narrative, Epic.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Proverbs, Legal documents.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Poetry, Prophecy, Myth, Narrative, Epic.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Are these styles of writing in the Old Testament? Myth, Narrative, Epic.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Genesis, Exodus.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Numbers, Judges.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Job, Psalms.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Daniel, Matthew.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Are these Books found in the Old Testament? Jonah, Joel.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

How many tribes of Israel were there?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

45.

What does God ask Abraham to do?

a)

Go to Macca's and buy three burgers

b)

To conquer many lands

c)

To go to Babylon.

d)

To worship only Yahweh.

46.

What does God ask Abraham to do?

a)

Make an Ark.

b)

To sacrifice his son Isaac.

c)

To go to Mesopotamia.

d)

To worship only Yahweh.

47.

What was the name of Abraham's son?

a)

Jacob

b)

Joseph

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Isaac

48.

Why was Joseph sold into slavery?

a)

Because he was worth a lot of money.

b)

Because his brothers were jealous of him.

c)

Because he was very strong.

d)

Because his brothers wanted his BMX.

49.

What were the leaders of Egypt called?

a)

King

b)

Emperor

c)

President

d)

Pharaoh

50.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Frogs, Lice or gnats, Flies.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Locusts, Darkness, Death of firstborn.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Plague onto Livestock, Boils, Fire and Hail.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Are these 3 of the 10 plagues sent by God? Water into wine, Frogs, Lice or gnats.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

How did David kill Goliath?

a)

Bow and arrow

b)

Spear

c)

Sword

d)

Sling and stone