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WorksheetsChapter 4, The Israelites
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Canaanite group who founded cities around the Mediterranean and were skilled at sailing
a)
covenant
b)
exodus
c)
monotheism
d)
Phoenicians
e)
Torah
2.
an agreement or promise with God
a)
covenant
b)
exodus
c)
monotheism
d)
Phoenicians
e)
Torah
3.
departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
a)
covenant
b)
exodus
c)
monotheism
d)
Phoenicians
e)
Torah
4.
belief in one all-powerful, just, and personal God
a)
covenant
b)
exodus
c)
monotheism
d)
Phoenicians
e)
Torah
5.
name of the teachings God gave to Moses
a)
covenant
b)
exodus
c)
monotheism
d)
Phoenicians
e)
Torah
6.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob's 12 sons became___
a)
members of the diaspora
b)
priests
c)
scribes
d)
the leader of Israelite tribes
7.
The Phillistines, an eastern Mediterranean group, migrated from near present day___
a)
Damascus
b)
greece
c)
Rome
d)
Syria
8.
According to the Hebrew Bible, who led the Israelites in a series of battles to conquer Canaan?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jacob
c)
Joshua
d)
Moses
9.
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Israelites marched around a city's walls for six days and finally took control of what?
a)
Barak
b)
Canaan
c)
Jericho
d)
Mount Sinai
10.
The Hebrew Bible says the tabernacle housed a sacred object called the
a)
Ark of the Covenant
b)
Ark of Joshua
c)
Ark of the Lamb
d)
Ark of the Prophet
11.
famine
a)
not enough food
b)
make sure
c)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
12.
ensure
a)
make sure
b)
not enough food
c)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
13.
extracted
a)
took out, removed
b)
not enough food
c)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
d)
mainly
14.
journey (verb )
a)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
b)
not enough food
c)
make sure
d)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
15.
found (verb)
a)
start a town or organization with the plan for it to continue for a long time
b)
not enough food
c)
make sure
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
16.
values (noun )
a)
ideas about what is right and wrong
b)
make sure
c)
kill violently
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
17.
settle (verb)
a)
go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
b)
make sure
c)
kill violently
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
18.
sign (noun)
a)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
b)
important to what happens in the future
c)
go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
d)
travel somewhere settle verb go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
19.
dispute (noun)
a)
serious argument
b)
kill violently
c)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
d)
important to what happens in the future
20.
contribution (noun )
a)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
b)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
c)
kill violently
d)
important to what happens in the future
21.
record (noun )
a)
information people keep about things that have happened
b)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
c)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
d)
important to what happens in the future
22.
treaty (noun )
a)
formal written agreement between two countries
b)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
c)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
d)
important to what happens in the future
23.
victory (noun)
a)
success in a battle, election, or game
b)
thing or event that shows another thing or event is happening or will happen
c)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
d)
important to what happens in the future
24.
command (noun)
a)
control of a group of people
b)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
c)
important to what happens in the future
d)
go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
25.
slay (verb)
a)
kill violently
b)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
c)
important to what happens in the future
d)
go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
26.
critical (adjective)
a)
important to what happens in the future
b)
something that you do or give to help other people succeed
c)
go somewhere where few or no people live and start to live there
d)
react to something another person does or says
27.
respond (verb)
a)
react to something another person does or says
b)
use words to share thoughts
c)
emphasize
d)
mainly
28.
express (verb)
a)
use words to share thoughts
b)
react to something another person does or says
c)
emphasize
d)
mainly
29.
core (noun)
a)
most important part
b)
react to something another person does or says
c)
emphasize
d)
use words to share thoughts
30.
primarily (adverb)
a)
mainly
b)
react to something another person does or says
c)
emphasize
d)
use words to share thoughts
31.
shape (verb)
a)
influence someone’s beliefs or opinions
b)
react to something another person does or says
c)
angry disagreement between people or groups
d)
emphasize
32.
stress (verb)
a)
emphasize
b)
most important part
c)
angry disagreement between people or groups
d)
mainly
33.
provide (verb)
a)
give or supply something to someone
b)
most important part
c)
strongly advise a person to do something
d)
angry disagreement between people or groups
34.
conflict (noun )
a)
angry disagreement between people or groups
b)
most important part
c)
strongly advise a person to do something
d)
country or region
35.
destruction (noun)
a)
very bad damage so that something is completely destroyed
b)
most important part
c)
strongly advise a person to do something
d)
country or region
36.
revolt (noun)
a)
refuse to accept a government or law
b)
most important part
c)
very bad damage so that something is completely destroyed
d)
country or region
37.
land (noun)
a)
country or region
b)
most important part
c)
very bad damage so that something is completely destroyed
d)
all of something
38.
refuse (verb)
a)
say strongly that you will not do or accept something
b)
most important part
c)
give someone permission to do something
d)
all of something
39.
urge (verb)
a)
strongly advise a person to do something
b)
most important part
c)
give someone permission to do something
d)
all of something
40.
allow (verb)
a)
give someone permission to do something
b)
most important part
c)
very bad damage so that something is completely destroyed
d)
say strongly that you will not do or accept something
41.
entire (adjective)
a)
all of something
b)
most important part
c)
give someone permission to do something
d)
say strongly that you will not do or accept something
42.
Jews in Judah under Persian rule for about ____________ years
a)
200
b)
20
c)
2
d)
2000
43.
331 BCE _____________from Macedonia defeated Persians
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Judas Maccabeus
c)
Seleucids
d)
Nebuchadnezzar
44.
___________________”scattered”=Jews living outside of homeland
a)
Diaspora
b)
Septuagint
c)
Seleucids
d)
Maccabees
45.
The Bible was translated into Greek and called the ________________. It spread Jewish ideas
a)
Septuagint
b)
Diaspora
c)
Seleucids
d)
Maccabees
46.
______controlled Judah 200 BCE
a)
Septuagint
b)
Diaspora
c)
Seleucids
d)
Maccabees
47.
Antiochus IV required the Jews to worship
a)
Greek Gods and Goddesses
b)
Pharoahs
c)
him (Antiochus IV)
d)
Ra the sun god
48.
Jewish priest who led a rebellion against Seleucid rule
a)
Judas Maccabees
b)
Antiochus IV
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Diaspora
49.
The festival that celebrates the cleansing of the Temple of the statues of Greek Gods and Goddesses is called
a)
Hanukkah
b)
Passover
c)
Maccabeus
d)
Diaspora
50.
Romans are from
a)
Italy
b)
Macedonia
c)
Greece
d)
Persia
51.
Roman forces renamed Judah______
a)
Judaea
b)
Herod
c)
Diaspora
d)
Persia
52.
The______ in Jerusalem was built in Herod's reign and served as the center for Jewish worship.
a)
Second Temple
b)
First Temple
c)
Third Temple
d)
Great Temple
53.
Pharisees were (pick all that apply)
a)
a group of Jews who taught in synagogues and applied the teachings of the Torah to daily life.
b)
wanted Judaea free of Roman rule and encouraged people to resist Roman control
c)
wanted to cooperate with the Romans to keep peace and order
d)
emphasized written law and rejected oral law
54.
The Sadducees
a)
a group of Jews who taught in synagogues and applied the teachings of the Torah to daily life.
b)
wanted Judaea free of Roman rule and encouraged people to resist Roman control
c)
wanted to cooperate with the Romans to keep peace and order
d)
emphasized written law and rejected oral law
55.
The Essenes
a)
followed only written law
b)
spent their lives praying and waiting for God to deliver the Jews from Roman rule
c)
wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls
d)
a group of Jews who taught in synagogues and applied the teachings of the Torah to daily life.
56.
In 66 CE the ______revolted and overtook a small army in Jersusalem.
a)
Zealots
b)
Maccabees
c)
Sadducees
d)
Essenes
57.
The Western Wall is
a)
all that remains of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
b)
the only part of the Second Temple that got destroyed
c)
a wall the Jews built to keep the Romans out
d)
a wall the Romans built to keep the Jews out
58.
The Romans renamed Judaea___ after they put down a revolt led by Bar Kochba
a)
Palestine
b)
Talmud
c)
Rome
d)
Israel
59.
rabbis are
a)
religeous leaders
b)
people who don't live in their homeland
c)
people who hate rabbits
d)
people who fight battles
60.
The _____ is the basis for Jewish teachings throughout the ages.
a)
Talmud
b)
rabbi
c)
Zealot
d)
Dead Sea Scroll
61.
According to Jewish tradition, the____________ is a weekly day of rest and prayer beginning at sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday.
a)
Sabbath
b)
Hebrew Bible
c)
Hanukkah
d)
Passover
62.
Three sections—the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings—make up the
a)
Hebrew Bible
b)
Genesis
c)
Passover
d)
Daniel
63.
The story of Noah and the ark is in the ______________book of in the Hebrew Bible.
a)
Genesis
b)
Daniel
c)
Sabbath
d)
Passover
64.
The book of ___________explains why the Jews believed suffering would eventually be replaced by goodness.
a)
Daniel
b)
Steve
c)
Noah
d)
Paul
65.
_______is a holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt.
a)
Passover
b)
Sabbath
c)
Hanukkah
d)
Rosh Hashanah
66.
During their long exile, Judeans became known as
a)
Christians
b)
Jews.
c)
Muslims
d)
Prophets
67.
Which Jewish holiday is celebrated with a Seder?
a)
Yom Kippur
b)
Hanukkah
c)
Rosh Hashanah
d)
Passover
68.
To be kosher, which of the following foods are Jews not allowed to eat?
a)
beef and lamb
b)
beef and chicken
c)
pork and shellfish
d)
salmon and lamb
69.
The first five books of the Torah were written on
a)
scrolls.
b)
tablets
c)
stone
d)
papyrus.
70.
Who guided Jewish society after the Jews returned from exile in Babylon?
a)
Cyrus II
b)
temple priests and scribes
c)
the Chaldeans
d)
Nebuchadnezzar
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