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Ancient Israel

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many tribes were formed in Israel?
a)
11
b)
15
c)
12
d)
14
2.

What is a covenant?

a)

A stone tablet

b)

An agreement with God

c)

10 Commandments

d)

Promise to King Solomon

3.

Who built the first temple in ancient Israel?

a)

David

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Solomon

d)

Saul

4.
What is a "synagogue?" 
a)
A Jewish house of worship
b)
An Islam house of worship
c)
A Christian house of worship
5.
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
6.
The Hebrews lived for a time in the early civlization of ____________ where they were forced into slavery. 
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Egypt
7.

Who was the founder of Judaism and the descendents of the Israelites?

a)

Joshua

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus

d)

Abraham

8.

The Mosaic Covenant centers around what?

a)

Holy Spirit

b)

Israel's king

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Ten Plagues

9.
What does monotheism mean?
a)
Honoring the Sabbath
b)
Believing in only one God
c)
Following the Mosaic Laws
d)
Receiving the messages of God
10.
The first five books of the Hebrew bible is called the...?
a)
Torah
b)
Red Sea Diary 
c)
Talmud
d)
Dead Sea Scrolls 
11.
Jewish religious teachers are called?
a)
professors
b)
priests
c)
scribes 
d)
rabbi
12.
Judaism was a ___________ religion. 
a)
polytheistic
b)
monotheistic
c)
agnostic
d)
atheist
13.
Followers of Judaism are called
a)
Nomads
b)
Sumerians
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
14.
The scattering of Jews outside of Israel is known as
a)
Diatribe
b)
Diagnostic
c)
Diaspora
d)
Diagonal 
15.
Who destroyed the Jewish temple in 70 CE?
a)
Persians
b)
Greeks
c)
Romans
d)
Assyrians
16.

The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt is known as the

a)

Maccabees.

b)

covenant.

c)

diaspora.

d)

exodus.

17.

According to the Bible, whom did Samuel anoint as the first king of Israel?

a)

Saul

b)

David

c)

Joseph

d)

Abraham

18.
Who was the Persian king who defeated the Chaldeans and allowed the exiled Jews to return to Judah?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Cyrus II
c)
Herod
d)
Samuel
19.

According to the Bible, who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

a)

Jacob

b)

Moses

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Abraham

20.

Who fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem for a short period of time?

a)

Greeks

b)

Sadducees

c)

Samaritans

d)

Zealots

21.

1. The Hebrews’ religion was __________ which became a major influence on later civilizations.

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Judaism

c)

Moses

d)

Abraham

22.

The ancient Israelites settled in a land they called

a)

Babylon.

b)

Rome.

c)

Canaan.

d)

Greece.

23.

What Jewish holiday is a remembrance of how their time as slaves in Egypt ended?

a)

Feast of Tabernacles

b)

Feast of Weeks

c)

Passover

d)

Hanukkah

24.

What is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah celebrating?

a)

The New Year

b)

The Maccabees' victory and reclaiming the temple.

c)

Abraham's birthday

d)

The parting of the Red Sea