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Judaism Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief that there is only one god.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

2.

Belief that there are many gods.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

c)

atheism

d)

animism

3.

To expel or banish from one's own country or home.

a)

exile

b)

terminate

c)

ingratiate

d)

evangelize

4.

Judaism's most sacred text; the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

a)

Torah

b)

New Testament

c)

Talmud

d)

Vedas

5.

Moral values of right and wrong.

a)

ethics

b)

deviations

c)

reforms

d)

psalms

6.

Jewish holiday celebrating the Exodus.

a)

Passover

b)

Hanukkah

c)

Yom Kippur

d)

Rosh Hashana

7.

The Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt.

a)

Exodus

b)

Diaspora

c)

Reformation

d)

Recreance

8.

Gave the Israelites their most fundamental teachings and laws, such as the Ten Commandments.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Abraham

9.

Unified the Israelites into a single nation with a strong central government.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Abraham

10.

Built the First Temple at Jerusalem.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Abraham

11.

The Torah teaches that God promised to protect his descendants and give them the land of Canaan.

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Abraham

12.

Scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning about 586 BCE.

a)

Diaspora

b)

Exodus

c)

Reformation

d)

Recreance

13.

Ancient city in Israel that became a center of Jewish learning during the Diaspora.

a)

Yavneh

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Jericho

d)

Tyre

14.

Jewish religious teachers.

a)

rabbis

b)

priests

c)

imams

d)

gurus

15.

Why is the Western Wall so sacred to Jews?

a)

It is all that is left of the Second Temple.

b)

The Ten Commandments are written on it.

c)

It protected their city from foreign invaders for centuries.

d)

They believe the Messiah will appear there.

16.

Why did many Jews move to Babylon in 586 BCE?

a)

They were taken captives by the Neo-Babylonians.

b)

They wanted to learn about the Babylonian religion.

c)

There was a food shortage in Israel.

d)

They sought to conquer Babylon.

17.

How were Jews able to return from their exile in Babylon and build the Second Temple?

a)

The Persians conquered the Babylonians and gave the Jews permission to do so.

b)

The Babylonian king took pity on the Jews and allowed them to do so.

c)

The Jews rebelled and conquered Babylon.

18.

When the ancient Israelites experienced a food shortage in Canaan, they moved for a time to...

a)

Egypt

b)

Babylon

c)

Rome

d)

Greece

19.

The Jewish religion is...

a)

monotheistic.

b)

polytheistic.

c)

atheistic.

d)

agnostic.

20.

How did rabbis preserve Judaism when there was no longer a Jewish temple at which to perform rituals?

a)

They developed a synagogue service based around prayer and studying sacred texts.

b)

They recreated the Jewish temple wherever Jews settled.

c)

They adopted the traditions and practices of their foreign conquerors.