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Mystery of History Semester 1 Test

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Bible, God created man and woman on the 6th day.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Adam lived only 39 years because of sin.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Jubal and Tubal-Cain were explorers and mathematicians

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Noah didn't have room for the dinosaurs on the ark.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

During the Ice Age, land bridges were exposed that allowed people to travel more easily from continent to continent.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Sumerians were known for building Stonehenge.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

At the Tower of Babel, people saw rain for the first time.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Minoans, who built the great Palace of Knossos, lived on the island of ___.

a)

Patmos

b)

Crete

c)

Hawaii

d)

Salamis

9.

The tallest of three great pyramids in Giza was built for ___

a)

King Tut

b)

Ramses

c)

Khufu (Cheops)

d)

Aliens

10.

Abraham of the OT was called by God to leave the city of ___.

a)

Sumer

b)

Ur

c)

Babylon

d)

Sodom

11.

Joseph of the old testament was one of the 12 sons of ___.

a)

Judah

b)

Potiphar

c)

Abraham

d)

Jacob

12.

Hammurabi's laws were written for the people of ___.

a)

Babylonia

b)

China

c)

Crete

d)

Israel

13.

Even before the Shang dynasty of China, the Chinese had discovered how to make _____.

a)

sugar

b)

silk

c)

a simple alphabet

d)

a labyrinth

14.

The ____ were kept in slavery in Egypt after the time of Joseph.

a)

Minoans

b)

Babylonians

c)

Sumerians

d)

Hebrews

15.

As an infant, Moses was placed in a ____ to float down the river.

a)

basket

b)

iron

c)

Tabernacle

d)

boat

16.

The ___ was a sacred tent used for worship by the Hebrews.

a)

Boaz

b)

Zhou

c)

Tabernacle

d)

Greeks

17.

Nefertiti's husband was the Pharaoh ____, who worshiped a sun God.

a)

Gideon

b)

Zhou

c)

Boaz

d)

Amenhotep IV

18.

After the strong reign of Ramses the Great, Egypt began to dwindle as a world power because it lacked the natural resource of ____ for weapons.

a)

coal

b)

iron

c)

gold

d)

silver

19.

According to the legend of the Trojan Horse, the ____ were eventually victorious through the cleverness of King Odysseus.

a)

Greeks

b)

Zhou

c)

Amenhotep IV

d)

Gideon

20.

Through ____, the Lord helped the Israelites defeat the Midianites using only 300 men with torches, pots, and loud shouts.

a)

Gideon

b)

Greeks

c)

Angels

d)

Boaz

21.

In the story of Ruth, ______ was her "kinsman redeemer".

a)

Amenhotep IV

b)

David

c)

Daniel

d)

Boaz

22.

King Wen of the ________ dynasty was not completely successful at overthrowing the Shang, but his son Wu Wang was able to do so.

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Greeks

d)

Tabernacle

23.

A strong man with long hair

a)

Saul

b)

Elijah

c)

Samson

d)

Samuel

24.

The judge who anointed Saul as king

a)

David

b)

Soloman

c)

Samson

d)

Samuel

25.

Jonathan's distressed father was...

a)

Elijah

b)

Sameul

c)

Obadiah

d)

Soloman

26.

The people who helped develop phonics

a)

Phoneicians

b)

Obadiah

c)

David

d)

Saul

27.

Author of many psalms

a)

David

b)

Solomon

c)

Samuel

d)

Saul

28.

Author of Ecclesiastes

a)

Saul

b)

Elijah

c)

Obadiah

d)

Solomon

29.

The prophet fed by ravens and hated by Jezebel.

a)

David

b)

Solomon

c)

Elijah

d)

Samson

30.

The prophet to Esau's decendants

a)

Elijah

b)

Obadiah

c)

Samuel

d)

David

31.

What came 1st?

a)

Noah's sons got off the ark

b)

Dinosaurs were created

c)

Adama and Eve disobeyed God

d)

The Sumerians settled Mesopotamia

e)

Jubal made musical instruments.

32.

What came 2nd?

a)

Noah's sons got off the ark

b)

Dinosaurs were created

c)

Adama and Eve disobeyed God

d)

The Sumerians settled Mesopotamia

e)

Jubal made musical instruments.

33.

What came 3rd?

a)

Noah's sons got off the ark

b)

Dinosaurs were created

c)

Adama and Eve disobeyed God

d)

The Sumerians settled Mesopotamia

e)

Jubal made musical instruments.

34.

What came 4th?

a)

Noah's sons got off the ark

b)

Dinosaurs were created

c)

Adama and Eve disobeyed God

d)

The Sumerians settled Mesopotamia

e)

Jubal made musical instruments.

35.

What came 5th?

a)

Noah's sons got off the ark

b)

Dinosaurs were created

c)

Adama and Eve disobeyed God

d)

The Sumerians settled Mesopotamia

e)

Jubal made musical instruments.

36.

What came 1st?

a)

Ramses II built great structures

b)

King Tut died

c)

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for Khufu in Egypt

d)

Neferrtiti and Amenhotep IV worshiped one god.

37.

What came 2nd?

a)

Ramses II built great structures

b)

King Tut died

c)

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for Khufu in Egypt

d)

Neferrtiti and Amenhotep IV worshiped one god.

38.

What came 3rd?

a)

Ramses II built great structures

b)

King Tut died

c)

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for Khufu in Egypt

d)

Neferrtiti and Amenhotep IV worshiped one god.

39.

What came 4th?

a)

Ramses II built great structures

b)

King Tut died

c)

The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for Khufu in Egypt

d)

Neferrtiti and Amenhotep IV worshiped one god.

40.

What came 1st?

a)

The Hebrews worshiped in the Tabernacle.

b)

Abraham was called by God to move from his home.

c)

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

d)

Jospeh was sold by his brothers.

e)

Gideon served as a judge to Israel.

41.

What came 2nd?

a)

The Hebrews worshiped in the Tabernacle.

b)

Abraham was called by God to move from his home.

c)

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

d)

Jospeh was sold by his brothers.

e)

Gideon served as a judge to Israel.

42.

What came 3rd?

a)

The Hebrews worshiped in the Tabernacle.

b)

Abraham was called by God to move from his home.

c)

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

d)

Jospeh was sold by his brothers.

e)

Gideon served as a judge to Israel.

43.

What came 4th?

a)

The Hebrews worshiped in the Tabernacle.

b)

Abraham was called by God to move from his home.

c)

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

d)

Jospeh was sold by his brothers.

e)

Gideon served as a judge to Israel.

44.

What came 5th?

a)

The Hebrews worshiped in the Tabernacle.

b)

Abraham was called by God to move from his home.

c)

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

d)

Jospeh was sold by his brothers.

e)

Gideon served as a judge to Israel.

45.

Homer wrote...

a)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

the Iliad

46.

The roots of Hinduism can be traced back to the writings of ...

a)

the Vedas

b)

Hammurabi's Laws

47.

The first Olympics were held by the ...

a)

Greeks

b)

Latins

48.

The city of Rome was occupied by ___ and the Etruscans.

a)

Latins

b)

Edomites

49.

Isaiah and Micah were both prophets to ___.

a)

Judah

b)

Israel

50.

The prophet Hosea experienced an unfaithful ....

a)

son

b)

wife

51.

When the Israelites were deported to Assyria, the ___ moved into their old land.

a)

Minoans

b)

Samaritans

52.

Hezekiah was a __ king over Judah.

a)

good

b)

bad

53.

We lived in North America. Who are we?

a)

Mound Builders

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Hebrews

54.

I am known as the weeping prophet. Who am I?

a)

Jeremiah

b)

Isaiah

c)

Micah

d)

Gideon

55.

I was a huge city with great towers and walls.

a)

Nineveh

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Mound Builders

56.

I was a godly king with destroyed idols in Judah.

a)

Manasseh

b)

Solomon

c)

Josiah

d)

Jeremiah

57.

We are two city-states that fought a lot.

a)

Israel and Judah

b)

Athens and Sparta

c)

Nineveh and Summaria

58.

I was a wicked king over Judah but later repented.

a)

Nineveh

b)

Jeremiah

c)

Manasseh

d)

Josiah

59.

How do you know that "early man" was intelligent. Check all that are correct.

a)

Early man played and taught musical instruments.

b)

Early man made and used bronze and iron.

c)

Early man created Stonehenge.

d)

Early man created plumbing systems (Sumerians)

e)

Early man built complex transportation systems like trains.