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פרשת שלח פרק י״ג

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.

Define the word לתור

a)

To dwell

b)

To scout

c)

To spy

d)

To visit

2.

משה changed יהושע's name from

(a)  

3.

At what time of year did the מרגלים go on their journey?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

4.

How did משה select the מרגלים?

a)

He announced that he was looking for volunteers

b)

He chose people who had excellent outdoor skills

c)

He chose prominent men

d)

All of the above are possible correct answers

5.

What did משה tell the מרגלים to find out about the land?

a)

Do the people live in tent camps or fortified cities

b)

Are the people rich or poor?

c)

Is the land "fat" or "skinny" as far as its produce?

d)

A and C are both correct

6.

Whose idea was it to send the מרגלים?

a)

Sort of משה's

b)

Sort of ה׳'s

c)

Sort of בני ישראל's

d)

Sort of all of the above

7.

Why is it difficult to understand the term "כל נשיא בהם" according to its usual meaning?

a)

The מרגלים all died in the previous פרשה

b)

The names of the מרגלים aren't the names of the נשיאים

c)

The were lowly people who don't deserve that title

d)

״נשיא״ means something different every time

8.

״למה נסמכה פרשה זו לפרשה זו״ means:

a)

The תורה never uses an unnecessary word

b)

There isn't always chronological order in the תורה

c)

Why is this topic placed next to this other topic in the תורה?

d)

Why was this פרשה given its name?

9.

What was משה's תפילה for יהושע?

a)

For ה׳ to save him from the עצת מרגלים

b)

For ה׳ to save him from the עצת כנענים

c)

For ה׳ to help him survive the journey

d)

For him to return with evidence of ארץ כנען's beauty

10.

Which one of the מרגלים disagreed openly with the majority report?

a)

יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן־יוֹסֵֽף

b)

עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי

c)

שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר

d)

כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה

11.

What did כלב say to try to prove the other מרגלים wrong?

a)

אֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי־עַ֣ז הָעָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ

b)

עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ

c)

לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲל֣וֹת אֶל־הָעָ֑ם

d)

וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק

12.

Why did the מרגלים praise ארץ כנען before criticizing it?

a)

Because every good lie begins with a little praise

b)

Because משה was expecting them to say it

c)

Because they couldn't resist the delicious fruit

d)

Because every good lie begins with a little truth

13.

Why might women have made better מרגלים?

a)

They are more brave

b)

They wouldn't be detected as easily

c)

They loved ארץ ישראל more

d)

They follow directions better

14.

How is the story of the מרגלים connected to the story of מרים's לשון הרע about משה?

a)

משה was already angry before they left

b)

They should have learned a lesson from what happened to her

c)

They should have stayed behind out of respect for מרים

d)

ה׳ didn't want them to go, just as He didn't want מרים to say those things about משה

15.

How did the מרגלים scare the people when giving their report?

a)

They mentioned that there were many wild animals in the land

b)

They mentioned that the כנענים had advanced weaponry

c)

They mentioned that the עמלקים lived in that area

d)

They mentioned that the land was full of swamps

16.

What were the נְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק?

a)

Actual giants

b)

Powerful people

c)

Abnormally large people

d)

Possibly any of the above

17.

In what way did מרגלים mean to say that the land was an "אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙"?

a)

The climate was bad/deadly

b)

Many people living there had suddenly died

c)

The land swallowed up its inhabitants

d)

A and B are correct

e)

A, B, and C are all correct