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ROMS Israel

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body of water is located to the west of Israel?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

2.

What are descendants?

a)

Family members that come after you

b)

Family members that come before you

c)

People who are military leaders

d)

People who are religious leaders

3.

God told Abraham to go to Canaan to ?

a)

free the Israelites from slavery

b)

be made into a strong nation

c)

become the king of Israel

d)

build a great temple

4.

Which leader lived in Mesopotamia, had a wife named Sarah, and was told by God to jurney to Canaan?

a)

Solomon

b)

David

c)

Moses

d)

Abraham

5.

Thou shalt not kill is an example of one of the ?

a)

The Laws of Joshua

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

Solomon's Sayings

d)

Hammurabi's Code

6.

Which king was chosen first king by the prophet Samuel?

a)

David

b)

Moses

c)

Solomon

d)

Saul

7.

Which king was the second king who made Jerusalem teh capital city?

a)

Solomon

b)

David

c)

Abraham

d)

Saul

8.

What does diaspora mean?

a)

The scattered groups of Jews living outside the Jewish homeland

b)

The scrolls held in the Ark of the Covenant

c)

The sacred oils in the Second Temple

d)

The dietary laws of Judaism

9.

"The Lord is our God, the Lord alone." refers to the belief of the Israelites called:

a)

Kosher

b)

Monotheism

c)

Polytheism

d)

Reincarnation

10.

The name of the Jewish place of worship is called ?

a)

Arena

b)

Cathedral

c)

Church

d)

Synagogue

11.
How many tribes were formed in Israel?
a)
11
b)
15
c)
12
d)
14
12.
Definition: covenant 
a)
A stone tablet
b)
An agreement with God
c)
10 Commandments
d)
Promise to King Solomon
13.
Definition: Exodus
a)
A book in the Qur'an 
b)
The King of Ancient Israel
c)
The name of Jacob's oldest son
d)
The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
14.
What does the "Sabbath Day" mean?
a)
A Jewish holiday in December
b)
A weekly day of worship and rest
c)
The day the Israelites were freed from slavery
d)
A day to remember those who were killed in the Babylonian exile
15.
Who built the first temple in ancient Israel?
a)
David
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Solomon
d)
Neboplassor
16.
Definition: commandment
a)
Placed on scrolls
b)
A Jewish holiday
c)
Made from parchment paper
d)
A rule that God wanted the Israelites to follow
17.
What is the "Torah?"
a)
The New and the Old Testament
b)
Holy book of Christianity
c)
The first part of the Hebrew bible
d)
Holy book of Islam
18.

Poor leadership and revolts after Solomon's death caused Israel to

a)

ask for help from the Assyrians

b)

join forces with the Chaldeans

c)

split into two kingdoms (Israel and Judah)

d)

build the third temple

19.

Who defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon (and let the Jews return home)?

a)

The Persians

b)

The Greeks

c)

The British

d)

The Assyrians

20.

Which Persian leader allowed the Jews to return to their homeland?

a)

Solomon

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Darius the Great

d)

Cyrus the Great

21.

Which country is this?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Libya

d)

Jordan

22.

Which country is this?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Syria

d)

Lebanon

23.
The worship of only one god is called
a)
atheism.
b)
Christianity.
c)
monotheism.
d)
polytheism.
24.
Who founded the city of Jerusalem after
defeating the Philistines?
a)
Samuel
b)
David
c)
Saul
d)
Solomon
25.
The faith of the ancient Israelites was different from other religions at that time because most other people
a)
worshiped many gods and goddesses.
b)
were Christians.
c)
believed in Greek and Roman gods.
d)
had no written texts.
26.
Who built the first temple of Jerusalem?
a)
David
b)
Herod
c)
Solomon
d)
Cyrus
27.
a holiday in which Jews remember the Exodus
a)
Passover
b)
High Holy Days
c)
Diaspora
d)
Ten Commandments
28.
a Jewish religious leader and teacher
a)
rabbis
b)
Zealots
c)
prophets
d)
Ten Commandments
29.
a Jewish house of worship
a)
Torah
b)
synagogue
c)
Talmud
d)
Passover
30.
Who was the founder of Judaism and the descendents of the Israelites?
a)
Joshua
b)
Moses
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham 
31.
To escape slavery, Moses led the Hebrews out of...?
a)
Canaan
b)
Israel
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Egypt 
32.
Which of the following prompted the pharaoh to free the Hebrews?
a)
The Hebrews received the Ten Commandments from God
b)
The Hebrew population grew rapidly in Egypt.
c)
Moses demanded freedom for the Hebrews.
d)
The 10 plagues struck Egypt.
33.
Followers of Judaism are called
a)
Nomads
b)
Sumerians
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
34.
The scattering of Jews outside of Israel is known as
a)
Diatribe
b)
Diagnostic
c)
Diaspora
d)
Diagonal 
35.
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
36.
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
37.
The father of the Israelites, Abraham, originated from --
a)
Egypt.
b)
India.
c)
Mesopotamia.
d)
Greece
38.
What does the "Sabbath Day" mean?
a)
A Jewish holiday in December
b)
A weekly day of worship and rest
c)
The day the Israelites were freed from slavery
d)
A day to remember those who were killed in the Babylonian exile
39.
Definition: proverb
a)
An element of the 10 Commandments
b)
A wise saying
c)
One of the names of Jacob's sons
d)
A sacred song or poem used in worship
40.
What is an alphabet? 
a)
A song
b)
A wise saying
c)
A tablet that was used to show the 10 Commandments
d)
A set of letters or other characters used to write a language
41.
What is an alphabet? 
a)
A song
b)
A wise saying
c)
A tablet that was used to show the 10 Commandments
d)
A set of letters or other characters used to write a language
42.
Definition: scroll
a)
A long document made from pieces of parchment
b)
A map used to guide troops
c)
A map used for the Babylonian exile
d)
A telegram
43.
Definition: exile
a)
A trial 
b)
A part of a building that is used for support
c)
A house
d)
A forced absence from one's home or country
44.
Definition: exile
a)
A trial 
b)
A part of a building that is used for support
c)
A house
d)
A forced absence from one's home or country
45.
Definition: Kosher
a)
The belief in one god
b)
Pieces of parchment sewn together
c)
Prepared according to Jewish dietary law
d)
A wise saying
46.
Definition: tribe
a)
A social group made up of families or clans
b)
13
c)
Pieces of parchment sewn together
d)
Prepared according to Jewish dietary laws