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WorksheetsShmuel II Perakim 18-20
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Which 3 men did דוד choose to lead his troops against אבשלום?
יואב, אבנר, עמשא
יואב, אבישי, עשהאל
יואב, אבישי, אתי הגתי
אחיתפל, אתי הגתי, חושי הארכי
What specific instructions did דוד give his generals before they went to fight?
Kill אבשלום immediately
Don't hurt אבשלום
Do whatever you have to do to end this conflict
Capture אבשלום and imprison him
Why did דוד's generals insist that he stay behind?
He was too valuable of a target to bring to battle
His תפילות were of greater help to them than anything else
They needed him more as an advisor
All of the above
Why was the battle in the יער אפרים particularly lethal?
They were fighting with weapons
The terrain was dangerous
There were wild animals present
All of the above
What happened to אבשלום?
He fell off his donkey
He got lost in the forest
His hair got caught in tree branches
None of the above
Why didn't אבשלום free himself?
"He saw גיהנם open up underneath him"
He wasn't carrying any weapons
He panicked and didn't think of it in time
He knew that he was going to be executed anyway
Why didn't the soldier who reported אבשלום's whereabouts want to follow יואב's orders to kill him?
Because he was too afraid of אבשלום
Because he hated יואב
Because he didn't want אבשלום to die
Because he refused to disobey דוד
Who killed אבשלום?
יואב
אבישי
יואב's 10 weapon-carriers
He killed himself
What had אבשלום constructed for himself while he was still alive?
A museum called יד ושם
A mausoleum called יד אבשלום
A statue called יד גיבורים
A monument called יד החזקה
Where was אבשלום actually buried?
In יד אבשלום
In a pit in the forest
In the family burial plot
His burial site is unknown
Why didn't יואב want אחימעץ בן צדוק to tell דוד how the battle had ended?
He wanted to tell דוד himself
He didn't think it was important
He knew דוד would be thrilled
He knew דוד would be devastated
How did דוד react when he heard that אבשלום had been killed?
He cried ״בני אבשלום, בני בני אבשלום״
He became enraged with יואב
He stood silently in shock
He rejoiced
Why did יואב rebuke דוד?
He thought he wasn't mourning enough for אבשלום
He felt that דוד didn't appreciate him enough
He wanted דוד to proclaim a national holiday
He felt that דוד was mourning excessively for אבשלום
How did דוד decide to deal with עמשא?
By executing him
By appointing him as his personal assistant
By appointing him as his new general
By ignoring him
How did דוד decide to deal with שמעי בן גרא?
By executing him
By appointing him as his personal assistant
By appointing him as his new general
By promising not to execute him
How did דוד decide to deal with ברזילי הגלעדי?
By executing him
By promising to support him/his family
By promising not to execute him
By appointing him as his personal assistant
When מפיבשת informed דוד that both of them had been deceived by ציבא, what did דוד decide to do?
To execute him
To restore half of his property to him
To restore all of his property to him
To rebuke him
Why did שבע בן בכרי decide to stage a revolt against דוד?
As an איש ימיני, he had an old grudge against דוד
דוד's monarchy was in a weakened state after אבשלום
He was a בליעל
All of the above
Why did דוד immediately send troops to find and kill שבע בן בכרי?
He had learned his lesson after taking too long with אבשלום
He was terrified of שבע
He didn't think שבע was a serious threat
None of the above
Why did יואב make a detour before going to find שבע?
He wanted to visit עשהאל's grave
He didn't think שבע was a serious threat
He wanted to hunt down עמשא and kill him
He wanted to round up a bigger army first
Why did יואב kill עמשא?
He was angry with דוד for promoting him
He believed עמשא was guilty of being מורד במלכות
He was jealous of עמשא's new role
All of the above
Where had שבע taken refuge?
In a walled city
In the mountains
In a desert cave
In the home of a sympathizer
What was יואב willing to do to get to שבע?
Wait for him to come out of hiding
Kill everyone in the city where he was hiding
Beg שבע to surrender
Pay people to hunt him down
Who persuaded יואב not to kill any innocent civilians?
An old man
A wise woman
His own soldiers
שבע himself
How did שבע die?
He killed himself
יואב executed him
The townspeople killed him
He was killed in battle
