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Ancient Israel

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What remains of the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem

a)

West Bank

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

Western Wall

2.
How many tribes were formed in Israel?
a)
11
b)
15
c)
12
d)
14
3.
Definition: covenant 
a)
A stone tablet
b)
An agreement with God
c)
10 Commandments
d)
Promise to King Solomon
4.
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
5.
Who built the first temple in ancient Israel?
a)
David
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Solomon
d)
Neboplassor
6.
What is a "synagogue?" 
a)
A Jewish house of worship
b)
An Islam house of worship
c)
A Christian house of worship
7.
What is a "rabbi?" 
a)
The official leader of a Christian congergation
b)
The official leader of an Islamic congregation
c)
The official leader of a Jewish congregation
8.
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
9.
Definition: monotheism
a)
The belief in more than one god
b)
The belief in one god
10.
The laws given to Moses by God were the...?
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Mosaic Laws
c)
Ten Commandments 
d)
Ten Plagues 
11.
Who was the founder of Judaism and the descendents of the Israelites?
a)
Joshua
b)
Moses
c)
Jesus
d)
Abraham 
12.
The first five books of the Hebrew bible is called the...?
a)
Torah
b)
Red Sea Diary 
c)
Talmud
d)
Dead Sea Scrolls 
13.
To escape slavery, Moses led the Hebrews out of...?
a)
Canaan
b)
Israel
c)
Mesopotamia 
d)
Egypt 
14.
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.
15.
Followers of Judaism are called
a)
Nomads
b)
Sumerians
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
16.
Who destroyed the Jewish temple in 70 CE?
a)
Persians
b)
Greeks
c)
Romans
d)
Assyrians
17.

Under David, Israel's new capital became...

a)

Samaria

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Damascus

d)

Jericho

18.
A group of Canaanites who developed the alphabet.
a)
tribute
b)
the Phoenicians
c)
Abraham
d)
Nebuchadnezzar
19.
The king who forced the Jews to flee to Babylon was ...
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
David
c)
Solomon
d)
Abraham
20.
A Greek word meaning "scattered" is...
a)
Diaspora
b)
tribute
c)
polytheism
d)
monotheism
21.
a holiday in which Jews remember the Exodus
a)
Passover
b)
High Holy Days
c)
Diaspora
d)
Ten Commandments
22.
the religion of the Hebrews; it is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
23.

King _________ became the first king of Israel.

a)

David

b)

Solomon

c)

Saul

d)

Abraham

24.

_________________ are members of the ancient Hebrew nation.

a)

Egypt

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Israelites

d)

Jerusalem

25.

What land did God promise to Abraham and his descendants?

a)

Southwest Asia

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Canaan

d)

Syria