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WorksheetsShmuel I Perakim 8-9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What were the names of Shmuel's two sons?
Yoel and Aviyah
Yossi and Avner
Chayim and Chatzkel
Menashe and Ephraim
How did Shmuel's sons behave differently from their father?
They refused to be judges and wanted to choose their own careers
They would take too much meat from korbanot
They would give people bad advice
They wouldn't travel around Eretz Yisrael, and made the people come to them for judgment
What reason did the elders give for requesting a king?
They wanted to fulfill the mitzvah of appointing a king
They wanted to be like all the other nations
They thought it would be more glamorous
They felt that they'd be able to control a king more easily than a judge
How did Shmuel first react when the elders requested a king?
He was relieved
He was upset
He was enthusiastically in favor of it
He started to scream at them
What did Hashem say to reassure Shmuel about the fact that the nation wanted a king?
"It's not you that they're rejecting--it's Me"
"Having a king will be good for them"
"I will make sure to select the king who will keep them in line"
Hashem said nothing about it
What did Shmuel do to try to persuade the elders to change their minds about appointing a king?
He told them that Hashem was angry with them
He described the unlimited power that a king would have
He cried and pleaded with them
He refused to be involved in any way
How could a king exercise his power?
By making people's children into his servants
By confiscating their land for his own uses
By taking their animals and property for himself
All of the above
What kind of mitzvah is the command to appoint a king?
A Mitzvah Kiyumit (can choose to voluntarily fulfill it)
A Mitzvat Asei She'hazman G'rama (positive mitzvah that is done at a specific time only)
A Mitzvah Chiyuvit (an obligation that must be fulfilled)
A or C, it's a machloket
Who was Kish?
A man from Shevet Naftali
A man from Shevet Binyamin
A man from Shevet Yissachar
A man from Shevet Zevulun
Who was the son of Kish?
Shaul
Shmuel
David
The navi doesn't tell us his name
Why did Shaul and a servant leave home for several days?
They went to meditate in the forest
They were working in the Mishkan
They were looking for Kish's runaway donkeys
The navi doesn't specify
What did the young servant suggest to Shmuel as a way to help solve their problem?
Asking the local Navi for help
Rounding up a posse of locals to increase their search efforts
Asking the local police for help
Davening to Hashem for an answer
What custom did people have in those days when they would visit a Navi to ask for their help?
They would bow down as a sign of respect
They would recite Tehillim
They would bring a gift of food or money
A and B are both correct
What is another name for a Navi?
HaRav HaGaon
Ish Elokim
Moreinu V'Rabeinu
Ro'eh
B and D are both correct
Who helped Shaul and the young servant find Shmuel?
A local tour guide
An ancient man
A group of little boys
A group of young women
How is Shaul described in the navi?
Old, wrinkled, confused a lot of the time
Young, arrogant, unintelligent
Young, handsome, head and shoulders above everyone else
The navi doesn't describe him at all
How did Shmuel know that he was about to meet the man who would become king?
He had a gut feeling
Hashem told him in advance
He didn't know-he was totally taken by surprise
Shaul told him "I'm supposed to become the king"
What did Shaul say to deny that he was suited for an important role?
"I come from a small Shevet"
"I come from the youngest family in my Shevet"
"I already have a job"
A and B are both correct
How did Shmuel honor Shaul?
He seated him at the table with all the important invited guests
He gave him a special portion of meat from the korban he had just offered
He spoke with Shaul privately on the rooftop
All of the above
Why did Shmuel ask that the young servant be sent on ahead?
Because he thought the servant was rude
He wanted to tell Shaul a joke about the servant
He wanted to speak to Shaul privately about becoming king
None of the above
