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Exodus (Part 1)

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "exodus" mean?

a)

beginning

b)

end

c)

departure

d)

escape

2.

Where are the Israelites at the beginning of Exodus?

a)

Israel

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Sinai

d)

Egypt

3.

Why is the Pharaoh afraid that there are so many Israelites?

a)

because they may fight with their enemies

b)

because they have already tried to revolt

c)

because they may decide to leave Egypt

d)

because they have a different religion

4.

What is the first thing that Pharaoh does to control the Israelite population?

a)

throw the baby boys in the Nile

b)

tell the midwives to kill the baby boys

c)

enslave all of the Israelites

d)

enslave some of the Israelites

5.

What is the second thing that Pharaoh does to control the Israelite population?

a)

throw the baby boys in the Nile

b)

tell the midwives to kill the baby boys

c)

enslave all of the Israelites

d)

enslave some of the Israelites

6.

What is the third, and final thing that Pharaoh does to control the Israelite population?

a)

throw the baby boys in the Nile

b)

tell the midwives to kill the baby boys

c)

enslave all of the Israelites

d)

enslave some of the Israelites

7.

How does Moses' mother save him from being killed?

a)

hides him in her home until he grows up

b)

gives him to the Pharaoh's daughter

c)

gives him to the Pharaoh's wife

d)

puts him in a basket in the Nile River

8.

Who raises Moses?

a)

the Pharaoh

b)

the Pharaoh's daughter

c)

the Pharaoh's wife

d)

the priest of Midian

9.

What does the name "Moses" mean, according to Exodus 2?

a)

"son of"

b)

"Law"

c)

"to draw out"

d)

"to draw together"

10.

Why does his adoptive mother give him this name?

a)

because she knows he will lead the Israelites out of Egypt

b)

because he is taken out of the Nile River

c)

because he is taken away from his family

d)

because she knows he will unite the Israelites

11.

What makes Moses run away into the desert?

a)

the Israelites are after him

b)

he kills an Israelite, and the Pharaoh wants him dead

c)

he kills and Egyptian, and the Pharaoh wants him dead

d)

the Egyptians are after him, because he is an Israelite

12.

After running away into the desert, where does Moses live?

a)

Canaan

b)

Israel

c)

Sinai

d)

Midian

13.

When Moses sees the bush on fire, why does he decide to go over to it?

a)

it is not being consumed by the flames

b)

God starts talking to him from the bush

c)

his sheep go over to it first

d)

he doesn't go over to it--he runs away

14.

Before God tells Moses his "name," he refers to himself as the God of...

a)

the Israelites

b)

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

c)

the Egyptians

d)

Adam and Noah

15.

In Exodus 3, what does God tell Moses to do?

a)

use the remaining Israelite men to form an army

b)

to tell the Israelites that they will escape Egypt at night

c)

to kill the Egyptian beating the slave

d)

go to Pharaoh to get the Israelites out of Egypt

16.

When Moses asks for God's name, what is the Hebrew word that God gives him?

a)

Adonai

b)

I AM

c)

Yahweh

d)

Lord

17.

When Moses asks for God's name, what is the English translation of the word that God tells him?

a)

Adonai

b)

I AM

c)

Yahweh

d)

Lord

18.

Instead of saying God's name, what is the Hebrew word that the Israelites would use instead?

a)

Adonai

b)

I AM

c)

Yahweh

d)

Lord

19.

What does Adonai mean?

a)

exodus

b)

I AM

c)

Yahweh

d)

Lord

20.

Why did the Israelites and (and some Jewish communities today) not say God's name out loud?

a)

it is too sacred/holy

b)

it is too mysterious

c)

they don't know how to pronounce it

d)

they don't know what it actually is

21.

How does God respond to this excuse from Moses: "Who am I?"

a)

"I will give you signs to show them."

b)

"I AM."

c)

"I will send your brother, Aaron, to help you."

d)

"I will be with you."

22.

How does God respond to this excuse from Moses: "Who are you?"

a)

"I will give you signs to show them."

b)

"I AM."

c)

"I will send your brother, Aaron, to help you."

d)

"I will be with you."

23.

How does God respond to this excuse from Moses: "The Israelites won't believe me!"

a)

"I will give you signs to show them."

b)

"I AM."

c)

"I will send your brother, Aaron, to help you."

d)

"I will be with you."

24.

How does God respond to this excuse from Moses: "I'm not a good speaker!"

a)

"I will give you signs to show them."

b)

"I AM."

c)

"I will send your brother, Aaron, to help you."

d)

"I will be with you."

25.

Do the Israelites believe that Moses was sent from God when they see the signs?

a)

Yes, then he goes to Pharaoh

b)

Yes, but they tell him not to go to Pharaoh

c)

No, but he goes to Pharaoh anyway

d)

No, and they tell him not to go to Pharaoh

26.

How does the Pharaoh react the first time Moses ask for the Israelites freedom?

a)

He says no, but doesn't do anything else

b)

He says no, and gives the Israelites more work

c)

He says yes, because he is afraid of the plagues

d)

He says some may go, but the rest must stay

27.

Each time the Pharaoh says no to Moses, God sends a plague.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

How many plagues does God send on the Egyptians?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12

29.

What was the last plague, which convinced the Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?

a)

the Nile turning to blood

b)

frogs

c)

death of the firstborn son

d)

darkness

30.

How do the Israelites avoid the last plague?

a)

they leave Egypt before it comes

b)

they do not--they are affected by it too

c)

God decides that it will only affect the Egyptians

d)

the put the blood from the lamb on their doorposts

31.

What is the name of the holiday that commemorates the last plague and escaping Egypt?

a)

Easter

b)

Holy Thursday

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Passover

32.

What are the Israelites supposed to eat on this first Passover?

a)

chicken

b)

beef

c)

lamb

d)

no meat, only fish

33.

How are the Israelites supposed to make their bread for the Passover?

a)

leavened with yeast

b)

no bread, only meat

c)

leavened without yeast

d)

unleavened

34.

Why are the Israelites supposed to leave their sandals on while the eat the Passover meal?

a)

so they are ready to leave

b)

so they don't get cold

c)

so they can cook outside

d)

they always eat with their sandals on

35.

For how many years are the Israelites told that they must remember and celebrate the Passover?

a)

just the first year

b)

seven years

c)

100 year

d)

forever

36.

Who can we relate the Passover to in the New Testament?

a)

Mary

b)

St. Paul

c)

Peter

d)

Jesus

37.

Jesus' Last Supper was a Passover meal.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Jesus is like the lamb sacrificed for the Passover: his blood saves us from sin and spiritual death, like the lamb's blood saved the Israelites from slavery and death

a)

True

b)

False

c)

we don't know

39.

After the Israelites escape Egypt, how does God lead them in the desert?

a)

he gives Moses directions

b)

pillar of cloud during the day and pillar of fire at night

c)

pillar of fire during the day and pillar of cloud at night

d)

they are on their own

40.

Why do the Israelites get mad at Moses and God, and say that they should have stayed as slaves in Egypt?

a)

they get lost

b)

they are afraid of living somewhere else

c)

the Egyptian army chases after them

d)

they have to swim across the Red Sea

41.

How does God get the Israelites away from the Egyptian army?

a)

God parts the Red Sea

b)

Moses parts the Red Sea

c)

God makes the Egyptian army get lost

d)

God tells them to build an ark

42.

How does God address the Israelites' complaints about food?

a)

he shows them how to grow food

b)

he gives them leavened bread

c)

he gives them manna

d)

he gives them water from the rock