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Worksheetsפרשת שלח פרק י״ג
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 49mins
Define the word לתור
To dwell
To scout
To spy
To visit
משה changed יהושע's name from
(a)
At what time of year did the מרגלים go on their journey?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
How did משה select the מרגלים?
He announced that he was looking for volunteers
He chose people who had excellent outdoor skills
He chose prominent men
All of the above are possible correct answers
What did משה tell the מרגלים to find out about the land?
Do the people live in tent camps or fortified cities
Are the people rich or poor?
Is the land "fat" or "skinny" as far as its produce?
A and C are both correct
Whose idea was it to send the מרגלים?
Sort of משה's
Sort of ה׳'s
Sort of בני ישראל's
Sort of all of the above
Why is it difficult to understand the term "כל נשיא בהם" according to its usual meaning?
The מרגלים all died in the previous פרשה
The names of the מרגלים aren't the names of the נשיאים
The were lowly people who don't deserve that title
״נשיא״ means something different every time
״למה נסמכה פרשה זו לפרשה זו״ means:
The תורה never uses an unnecessary word
There isn't always chronological order in the תורה
Why is this topic placed next to this other topic in the תורה?
Why was this פרשה given its name?
What was משה's תפילה for יהושע?
For ה׳ to save him from the עצת מרגלים
For ה׳ to save him from the עצת כנענים
For ה׳ to help him survive the journey
For him to return with evidence of ארץ כנען's beauty
Which one of the מרגלים disagreed openly with the majority report?
יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן־יוֹסֵֽף
עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי
שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר
כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה
What did כלב say to try to prove the other מרגלים wrong?
אֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי־עַ֣ז הָעָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ
עָלֹ֤ה נַעֲלֶה֙ וְיָרַ֣שְׁנוּ אֹתָ֔הּ
לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲל֣וֹת אֶל־הָעָ֑ם
וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק
Why did the מרגלים praise ארץ כנען before criticizing it?
Because every good lie begins with a little praise
Because משה was expecting them to say it
Because they couldn't resist the delicious fruit
Because every good lie begins with a little truth
Why might women have made better מרגלים?
They are more brave
They wouldn't be detected as easily
They loved ארץ ישראל more
They follow directions better
How is the story of the מרגלים connected to the story of מרים's לשון הרע about משה?
משה was already angry before they left
They should have learned a lesson from what happened to her
They should have stayed behind out of respect for מרים
ה׳ didn't want them to go, just as He didn't want מרים to say those things about משה
How did the מרגלים scare the people when giving their report?
They mentioned that there were many wild animals in the land
They mentioned that the כנענים had advanced weaponry
They mentioned that the עמלקים lived in that area
They mentioned that the land was full of swamps
What were the נְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק?
Actual giants
Powerful people
Abnormally large people
Possibly any of the above
In what way did מרגלים mean to say that the land was an "אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙"?
The climate was bad/deadly
Many people living there had suddenly died
The land swallowed up its inhabitants
A and B are correct
A, B, and C are all correct
