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Jewish Beliefs GCSE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name

Class

Date

According to the Hebrew Bible, God promised to lead this man to a new land (Canaan) and that his descendants would become a mighty nation.

Abraham

Moses

Saul

According to the Hebrew Bible, this man led the Israelites out of slavery in a journey called the Exodus.

Abraham

Moses

Solomon

According to the Hebrew Bible, this man was given the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.

Abraham

Moses

David

Why did the Egyptian pharaoh finally agree to free the Israelites from slavery?

A series of terrible plagues struck Egypt

Moses defeated him in battle

Moses demanded freedom for the Hebrews

What was the Exodus?

Abraham's journey from Mesopotamia to Canaan

The dispersal of the Jews outside of Israel and Judah

The Hebrew's departure from slavery in Egypt

What is a Jewish house of worship?

synagogue

diaspora

Torah

What was the Diaspora?

It is a sacred text in Judaism.

It made Jews an independent nation.

It was the movement of Jews to other parts of the world.

Judaism is considered by many people to be the world's oldest monotheistic religion.

True

False

What is the most sacred text in Judaism?

Torah

Hebrew Bible

Talmud

Dead Sea Scrolls

10.

What is the purpose of the Talmud?

to explain Jewish laws

to tell the ancient history of the Jews

to reveal the word of God

11.

What two major religions have been influenced by Judaism?

Christianity and Islam

Islam and Muslim

Christianity and Hinduism

12.

Which Jewish laws guide their every day life, such as how to pray, celebrate holidays, and what types of food to eat?

Ten Commandments

Mosaic Laws

Dead Sea Scrolls

13.

What is one common behavior today that comes from the Jewish belief of honoring the Sabbath?

Not working on the weekends

Studying the Bible daily

Giving to charity

14.

In many Jewish communities today, people still strictly follow the Mosaic laws. What are they called?

Conservative Jews

Reform Jews

Orthodox Jews

15.

People who receive messages from God are called

psalms.

Reform Jews.

Orthodox Jews.

prophets.

16.

What city is the Jewish holy city?

Bethleham

Jerusalem

17.

Which of the following are symbols of Judaism?

Star of David

Cross

Menorah

Choices 1 and 3

18.

Jews believe that the Messiah has already come

False

True

19.

A set of commentaries and lessons for everyday life

Torah

Talmud

Rabbis

Zealots

20.

Religious teachers

Judaism

Prophets

Rabbis

priests

21.

Abraham started the Jewish religion in Canaan. Where is that located today?

Mesopotamia

Israel

Egypt

22.

What does Shekhinah mean?

the majestic presence of God

God

the messiah to come

the spirit guide

23.

A binding agreement or promise.

ethics

polytheism

monotheism

covenant

24.

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are called the Patriarchs of the Jewish people. If matriarch means the leading mother of a group, what does patriarch mean?

A temple or building dedicated to God or a king.

A pair of arms.

A brother because it rhymes with mother.

The leading father of a group.

25.

What would the Messiah be like?

Chosen by God to be a leader

A religious man who could heal the sick

Unite all jews

All of the above

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Jewish Beliefs GCSE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

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