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Ancient Israel Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Jewish place of worship called?

a)

church

b)

synagogue

c)

kosher

d)

temple

2.

What is monotheism?

a)

the belief in one God

b)

the belief in multiple Gods

c)

the belief in Gods from a certain region

d)

the belief in no Gods

3.

What is the group of people who lived in southwest Asia who believed in one God named?

a)

Prophets

b)

Synagogues

c)

Israelites

d)

Jews

4.

What is the day of the week called that is set aside for worship?

a)

Sabbath

b)

Kosher

c)

Prophet

d)

Diaspora

5.

What does kosher mean?

a)

a belief in one God

b)

a person believed to be sent by God to share His word

c)

to be forced out of one's country

d)

food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws

6.

What is the term that means to be forced out of one's home or country?

a)

diaspora

b)

exile

c)

kosher

d)

sabbath

7.

What does diaspora mean?

a)

a day in the week set aside for worship

b)

to be forced out of one's home or country

c)

term used to refer to groups of Jews forced from their homeland and scattered

d)

dietary laws

8.

According to Jewish teachings, who did God give the Ten Commandments to?

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Issac

d)

Jacob

9.

Where did the prophet receive the Ten Commandments?

a)

Mount Shonai

b)

Mount Synagigue

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Sinai

10.

Who did Moses rescue from slavery?

a)

the Israelites in Egypt

b)

the Egyptians in Israel

c)

the Jews from Israel

d)

the Israelites from Israel

11.

What was the promised land Moses and his people looked for?

a)

Israel

b)

Egypt

c)

Canaan

d)

Creole

12.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Ten Commandments?

a)

Do not worship false idols

b)

Do not steal

c)

Do not keep the Sabbath day holy

d)

Do not tell lies

13.

What does "Israel" mean?

a)

one who loves God

b)

one who struggles with God

c)

one who does not follow God

d)

one who follows God

14.

What prophet was given the name "Israel"?

a)

Jacob

b)

Abraham

c)

Issac

d)

Moses

15.

What king defeated Goliath?

a)

King Solomon

b)

King Saul

c)

King David

d)

King Cyrus

16.

What king was the son of David?

a)

King Saul

b)

King Solomon

c)

King Cyrus

d)

King Alexander

17.

What king raised the taxes on his people?

a)

King Solomon

b)

King David

c)

King Saul

d)

King Cyrus

18.

What king established the capital of Jerusalem?

a)

King David

b)

King Saul

c)

King Cyrus

d)

King Solomon

19.

What prophet was an ancestor of the Israelites?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Issac

d)

Jacob

20.

Moses was born into an _______________ family.

a)

Egyptian

b)

Jewish

c)

Israelite

d)

American

21.

Who was Moses enslaved by?

a)

the Israelites

b)

the Kings

c)

the Egyptians

d)

the Prophets

22.

What prophet freed the Israelites from slavery?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jacob

c)

Issac

d)

Moses

23.

What king(s) tried to force the Jews to worship Greek Gods?

a)

The Selucid Kings

b)

King Cyrus the Great

c)

King Maccabeus

d)

King Solomon

24.

What king(s) allowed the Jews to return to Judah and rebuild Jerusalem?

a)

The Selucid Kings

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

King Cyrus the Great

d)

King Maccabeus

25.

What king(s) introduced Greek culture and language to the area?

a)

the Selucid Kings

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

King Cyrus the Great

d)

King Solomon

26.

What king(s) defeated the Chaldeans?

a)

the Selucid Kings

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

King Cyrus the Great

d)

King Solomon

27.

Who led a rebellion against the Seleucid Kings rule?

a)

King Cyrus the Great

b)

Judas Maccabeus

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

King David

28.

What did the Chaldeans do?

a)

let the Israelites stay in their homeland

b)

freed the Israelites

c)

forced Israelites out of their homeland

d)

did not do anything to the Israelites

29.

Who destroyed Jerusalem?

a)

King Cyrus the Great

b)

The Chaldeans

c)

the Assyrians

d)

the Babylonians

30.

Was the Revolt of Maccabeus successful?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Kind of

31.

What was the lasting effect of the Revolt of Maccabeus?

a)

Hanukkah is celebrated for 8 days

b)

there is no lasting effect because it wasn't successful

c)

Jewish people still worship Greek Gods

d)

Jewish people no longer practice their religion

32.

Jewish people follow dietary laws called kosher.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What are the 3 parts of the Hebrew Bible?

a)

the Torah

b)

the Laws

c)

the Prophets

d)

the Writings