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Joshua & Judges

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What category of Old Testament books does Joshua belong to?

a)

Torah

b)

Historical

c)

Prophetic

d)

Wisdom

2.

What category of Old Testament books does Judges belong to?

a)

Torah

b)

Historical

c)

Prophetic

d)

Wisdom

3.

Who does Joshua take over for?

a)

Abraham

b)

Deborah

c)

the judges

d)

Moses

4.

What kind of leader was Joshua?

a)

a prophet

b)

a temporary military leader

c)

a permanent military leader

d)

a king

5.

What does Joshua's name mean?

a)

leader

b)

laughter

c)

YHWH is salvation

d)

YHWH is life

6.

Who helps the Israelites conquer a Canaanite cite in Joshua 2-6?

a)

Rahab

b)

Deborah

c)

Jericho

d)

Jael

7.

How do the Israelites conquer the city of Jericho?

a)

tear down the walls

b)

God brings down the walls

c)

Jericho surrenders immediately

d)

someone lets the spies in, and they attack

8.

Why do many of the Canaanites convert to the religion of the Israelites?

a)

the Israelite religion offered social justice and equality

b)

the Israelite religion offered money and power for the faithful

c)

the Canaanites didn't have a religion

d)

they were forced to by the Israelites

9.

Who takes care of most of the Israelites' conflicts in the Book of Joshua?

a)

Joshua

b)

Moses

c)

God

d)

the Israelites themselves

10.

What lesson is the Fall of Jericho in Joshua 2-6 trying to teach?

a)

depend on your own abilities, not on God

b)

war is good

c)

war is bad

d)

depend on God, not on your own abilities

11.

When was the story of the Fall of Jericho (and most other stories in the Old Testament) written down?

a)

while it was happening

b)

many years later, in exile

c)

during the exodus

d)

during the time of the kings

12.

What did the Canaanites (and other polytheistic religious groups) think about their gods' involvement in warfare?

a)

their gods fought FOR them

b)

their gods fought WITH them

c)

they were on their own

d)

they didn't have gods of war

13.

What did the Israelites think about God's involvement in warfare?

a)

God fought FOR them

b)

God fought WITH them

c)

they were on their own

d)

the gods of war fought WITH them

14.

Why did God stop taking care of the Israelites' conflicts?

a)

he got bored

b)

they messed up too many times

c)

the Israelites stopped trusting him

d)

he got angry

15.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Catholic Church's Just War Doctrine?

a)

just cause, like self defense

b)

to bring your ideas to more parts of the world

c)

noncombatants must not be targeted

d)

good prospect of success

16.

Does the Catholic Church believe that it is ever ok to enter into a war?

a)

no, it is never ok

b)

yes, it is always ok

c)

sometimes it is ok

d)

they Catholic Church does not have an opinion on war

17.

What is the LITERAL translation of the Hebrew word "shofet"?

a)

to draw out

b)

prophet

c)

temporary military leader

d)

Joshua

18.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Judges were like kings--they were in charge of all of the Israelites at once, until they died

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What did Deborah predict, and then help the Israelite army to achieve?

a)

building the Temple

b)

conquering a Canaanite city

c)

getting out of the desert

d)

anointing the first king

20.

What would the judges say when they were asked to become king (or queen) over the Israealites?

a)

Yes!

b)

No!

c)

Some said yes, and some said no

d)

They were never asked this