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Judaism

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
mosque
c)
Torah
2.

What was the "promised land" for the descendants of Abraham?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Canaan

d)

Ur

3.

What is an agreement?

a)

adherent

b)

covenant

c)

descendant

d)

diffusion

4.

What word means children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on?

a)

covenant

b)

descendant

c)

diffusion

d)

dispersal

5.

belief in one god

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

c)

covenant

d)

adherent

6.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
7.
This is a time for Jews to remember the Exodus.
a)
Hanukkah
b)
Monotheism
c)
Exodus
d)
Passover
8.
These are religious teachers.
a)
Prophets
b)
Preachers
c)
Rabbis 
d)
Priests
9.

This Jewish tradition is celebrated for eight days and it honors the re dedication of the Second Temple.

a)

Passover

b)

Hanukkah

c)

High Holy Days

d)

Exodus

10.
What is NOT considered to be a Jewish holiday? 
a)
Christmas 
b)
Hanukkah 
c)
Rosh Hashanah 
d)
Yom Kippur 
11.

____________ is considered the father of Judaism by making a covenant with God. He is considered the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Muhammad

12.

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

13.

According to Jewish tradition, Moses led the Jews out of _________ after many years of slavery

a)

Persia

b)

Syria

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

14.

The Jewish holy text that makes up the first 5 holy books of the Jewish Bible is called the

a)

Vedas

b)

Tripitaka

c)

Koran

d)

Torah

15.

In 1948, after World War II and the Holocaust, the country of ________ was recreated as a home for the Jewish people.

a)

Israel

b)

Lebannon

c)

Canaan

d)

Palestine

16.

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

a)

Shabbat

b)

Passover

c)

Hannakuh

d)

Rosh Hashanah

17.

A ____________ is when a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived

a)

Synagogue

b)

Diaspora

c)

Denomination

d)

Rabbi

18.
Which Israelite captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Israel? 
a)
Solomon
b)
Moses
c)
Joshua
d)
David
19.
used to refer to a BIG group leaving one place; specifically refers to the escape of Israelites from slavery in Egypt
a)
Genesis
b)
Exodus
c)
Fleet
d)
Deuces
20.
 a text finished around CE 600, a collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Law
a)
Torah
b)
Talmud
c)
Covenant
d)
Exodus
21.

In which geographic region did Judaism begin?

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

Madagascar

d)

Germany

22.

Jews believe that the Messiah has already come

a)

False

b)

True

23.
What did King Solomon create that would become a powerful symbol to the Hebrews of their faith in God?
a)
The Torah
b)
The temple in Jerusalem
c)
Canaan
d)
The Ten Commandments
24.

When a young person becomes a full member of the Jewish community?

a)

Baptism

b)

Nirvana

c)

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

d)

Passover

25.

Anti-semitism means

a)

prejudice against Jews

b)

prejudice against Jews, Christians, and Muslims

c)

prejudice against anyone

26.

The dietary laws of Judaism that restrict how food is prepared and what can be eaten are called

a)

Halal

b)

Kosher

c)

Nutrition

d)

Tallit

27.

Which group destroyed the second Jewish temple?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Romans

c)

Mesopotamians

d)

Greeks

28.

Which of these is NOT an item used for Jewish worship?

a)

Tallit

b)

yarmulke

c)

mezuzah

d)

turban

29.

Which of these has NOT been a name for the promised land?

a)

Israel

b)

Canaan

c)

Palestine

d)

Egypt

30.

Which of these has NOT been used to refer to the "chosen people" from the Middle East who first believed in monotheism starting 4000 years ago?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Israelites

c)

Jews

d)

Palestinians