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Judaism

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
___________ is considered to be the founder of Judaism.
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
David
d)
Muhammad
2.

The ______ is the Jewish holy book.

a)

Torah

b)

Synagogue

c)

Monotheism

3.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
4.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
mosque
c)
Torah
5.

The day of rest in Judaism is called

a)

synagogue

b)

Hanukkah

c)

Sabbath (or Shabbat)

d)

Canaan

6.

What are the 10 Commandments?

a)

Laws and guidelines on how to be a good person

b)

The Jewish Holy Book

c)

A letter God wrote to Abraham

7.
Abraham started the Jewish religion in Canaan. Where is that located today?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Israel
c)
Egypt
8.
Which city is the Jewish holy city?
a)
Bethlehem
b)
Ur
c)
Jerusalem
9.
Today, Jewish teachers and leaders are called...
a)
pharaohs
b)
priests
c)
Abraham
d)
rabbis
10.
According to the Torah, where did Abraham and his family move to?
a)
Egypt, the pharaoh didn't want them to go
b)
Canaan, later called the land of Israel, a region of land along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mecca and then Medina, two cities in what is modern-day Saudi Arabia
d)
The Americas in order to escape the Roman Army
11.
What was the Jewish Diaspora?
a)
The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland, beginning about 596 B.C.E. when the Babylonians forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem.
b)
The holiest of Jewish holidays.  Jews fast and ask for atonement of their sins.
c)
When God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses.
d)
When Jews believe Jesus rose from the dead and became the savior.
12.
Why do Jews set aside a holy day each week, and what is it called?
a)
It is called Ramadan and it is used for rest and prayer.
b)
It is called the Sabbath and it is set aside for feasting and leisure activities.
c)
It is called mass and it is set aside for charitable giving.
d)
It is called the Sabbath and they set it aside for rest and prayer.
13.
What are the Ten Commandments?
a)
They are a list of prayers all Jews are expected to do each night.
b)
They contain teachings Jews believe were handed down by God to Moses
c)
They are the teachings that Jews believe were handed down by God to Abraham.
d)
They are a list of things Jews believe God commanded Jesus to do.
14.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
15.

What is a synonym for spread?

a)

adherent

b)

diffusion

c)

dispersal

d)

monotheism

16.

Which man received the Ten Commandments from God?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Yahweh

17.
The Israelites stayed in Canaan until a ___________ caused them to go to Egypt.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Famine
c)
the Egyptians
18.

Where did God deliver the Ten Commandments to Moses at?

a)

Canaan

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Mt. Sinai

d)

The Red Sea

19.
The Israelites become __________ while in Egypt.
a)
farmers
b)
traders
c)
idol worshipers 
d)
slaves
20.
The migration out of Egypt was called the.......
a)
Revival
b)
Awakening
c)
Exodus
d)
Renaissance
21.
. Outside of Israel, where does the largest number of Jews live today? 
a)
Southwest Asia
b)
Europe and Russia
c)
Latin America
d)
The United States
22.

The Western Wall (sometimes called wailing wall), the remains of the 2nd Temple, is located in the city of

a)

Jericho

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Medina

d)

Mathura

23.

The holy day of the week from Friday sunset to Saturday sundown is called the __________________

a)

Shabbat/Sabbath

b)

Passover

c)

Hannakuh

d)

Rosh Hashanah

24.

Which of the High Holy Days is soon after the Jewish New Year and is when the Jews ask God to forgive their sins?

a)

Passover

b)

Christmas

c)

Forgiveness Day

d)

Rosh Hashanan

25.

What is the significance of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah?

a)

Rosh Hashanah is a way to welcome a new baby into a Jewish family.

b)

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and one of Judaism’s holiest days.

c)

This holiday is a holy month of fasting in order to get closer to God.

d)

It is a festival that lasts for 8 days and occurs in early December.

26.
Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is...
a)
kosher
b)
covenant
c)
prophet
d)
proverb
27.
The kingdom of Canaan was a region along the ______ in southwest Asia.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Sea of Galilee
28.

In order to be kosher, which of the following foods are Jews not allowed to eat?

a)

beef and lamb

b)

pork and shellfish

c)

beef and chicken

d)

salmon and lamb

29.

What is the meal at Passover

a)

dinner

b)

sedar

c)

Yom Kippur

d)

Hanukkah

30.

What country is shaded?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Oman

c)

Qatar

d)

Kuwait

31.

What country is shaded dark red?

a)

Jordan

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iraq

d)

Israel

32.

What country is shaded?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Syria

c)

Oman

d)

Turkey

33.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Jordan

34.

What country is shaded?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Syria

d)

Iraq

35.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

36.

What country is shaded?

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Lebanon

d)

Oman

37.

What country is shaded?

a)

Jordan

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Syria

38.

What country is shaded?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Israel

d)

Egypt