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Introduction to Early Zionism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ideology?

a)

A book of laws to live by

b)

is a set of beliefs that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

c)

a set of political beliefs that is the basis of every culture

d)

is a set of actions one must never do to maintain a healthy society

2.

What is Zionism?

a)

An ideology followed by many Jews who love the land of Israel and value a Jewish homeland.

b)

A political movement which was born in Europe in the Middle Ages.

c)

A social movement that was born in Spain in the Spanish Inquisition.

d)

An ideology which all Jews believe in and show their love of the land of Israel.

3.

Political Zionism began in...

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Babylon

c)

France

d)

Russia

4.

Jews from Western Europe come from countries such as...

a)

Poland, Russia and Ukraine

b)

France, Germany and England

c)

Spain, Italy and Morrocco

d)

Egypt, Tunisia and Morrocco

5.

The French Revolution brought to the world the value of _______ to all people, regardless of their class or religion.

a)

Freedom

b)

Liberty

c)

Respect

d)

Equality

e)

All of the above values

6.

Before 1850, Jews lived in 4 cities throughout history in the land of Israel- but did not always rule over themselves. These cities were...

a)

Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat and Chaifa

b)

Jerusalem, Chevron, Tel-Aviv and Chaifa

c)

Jerusalem, Chevron, Tiberias and Zfat

d)

Jerusalem, The Dead Sea, Tel Aviv and Tsfat.

7.

In the Middle Ages there were many laws in society which affected Jews such as ...

a)

decrees against Jews that they shall not live side by side with Christians and shall wear a ring of cloth in yellow or red on the outside of their clothes to keep separate.

b)

the laws that granted Jews full equal rights to participate in all areas of European life.

c)

laws which forbade Jews from keeping Shabbat Kashrut and Chagim.

d)

laws which forced Jews to assimilate into christian society.

8.

The Jews were segregated in the Middle Ages but after the laws of emancipation were introduced in Western Europe in 1791, Jews were...

a)

expelled and forced to convert

b)

no longer discriminated against and enjoyed access to full citizenship

c)

forced to assimilate and convert

d)

no longer allowed to live in the same cities as Christians.

9.

When Jews in Western Europe experienced emancipation (new freedoms to be part of general society) many Jews chose to...

a)

Go start a new life in Eretz Yisrael

b)

Forget their Judaism and assimilate into the general culture

c)

Become more religious and move to Eastern Europe

d)

Forget their Judaism and assimilate into the general culture or looked inward and became more religious and separated themselves from secular society.

10.

Emancipation refers to...

a)

the conquering of new lands across Western Europe.

b)

the giving of full political rights to the ruling class.

c)

the giving of equal civil, social and political rights to a group of people that had previously been denied those rights!

d)

the invention of wifi to enable people to connect to other individuals and groups globally

11.

When Jews were emancipated in France, they had to ....

a)

prove their loyalty and commitment to France by serving in the army

b)

renounce their Jewish identity

c)

leave France immediately

d)

assimilate totally into Christian society

12.

Alfred Dreyfus was....

a)

A proud and loyal Jewish-Frenchman

b)

A Lieutenant Colonel and made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in France

c)

Survived life on Devil's Island!

d)

Wrongly accused of treason by the French army and Government

e)

All of the above

13.

The Dreyfus Affair...

a)

shocked Jews around the world because eh was not given a fair trial!

b)

Inspired many Jews to conclude that Jews will never be fully accepted as equals in Europe

c)

proved to many Jews that assimilation was no defence against anti-Semitism

d)

Led Theodor Herzl to dream of a country where Jews had autonomy- self rule/

e)

All of the above

14.

Theodor Herzl wrote the famous pamphlet called...

a)

Eretz Zavat Chalav

b)

Der Judenstaat

c)

J'accuse-

d)

Je t'aime

15.

Nationalism refers to ...

a)

a love of one's religion

b)

a love of one's country

c)

a love of one's race

d)

a love of one's heritage

16.

The Jews are a unique group and can best be defined as a ...

a)

race

b)

religion

c)

people

d)

group who share the same beliefs

e)

group of people who are all Zionists

17.

What is the difference between blatant and latent anti-Semitism?

a)

Blatant = obvious, one can see and feel it

Latent= hidden, one can't always see it straight away

b)

Blatant=obvious, one can see it everywhere

Latent= hidden, one can never know it's there

c)

Blatant= everywhere

Latent= nowhere

d)

Blatant= not obvious, one can't see nor feel it

Latent= hidden, one can't always see it straight away