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Shmuel II Perakim 18-20

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 3 men did דוד choose to lead his troops against אבשלום?

a)

יואב, אבנר, עמשא

b)

יואב, אבישי, עשהאל

c)

יואב, אבישי, אתי הגתי

d)

אחיתפל, אתי הגתי, חושי הארכי

2.

What specific instructions did דוד give his generals before they went to fight?

a)

Kill אבשלום immediately

b)

Don't hurt אבשלום

c)

Do whatever you have to do to end this conflict

d)

Capture אבשלום and imprison him

3.

Why did דוד's generals insist that he stay behind?

a)

He was too valuable of a target to bring to battle

b)

His תפילות were of greater help to them than anything else

c)

They needed him more as an advisor

d)

All of the above

4.

Why was the battle in the יער אפרים particularly lethal?

a)

They were fighting with weapons

b)

The terrain was dangerous

c)

There were wild animals present

d)

All of the above

5.

What happened to אבשלום?

a)

He fell off his donkey

b)

He got lost in the forest

c)

His hair got caught in tree branches

d)

None of the above

6.

Why didn't אבשלום free himself?

a)

"He saw גיהנם open up underneath him"

b)

He wasn't carrying any weapons

c)

He panicked and didn't think of it in time

d)

He knew that he was going to be executed anyway

7.

Why didn't the soldier who reported אבשלום's whereabouts want to follow יואב's orders to kill him?

a)

Because he was too afraid of אבשלום

b)

Because he hated יואב

c)

Because he didn't want אבשלום to die

d)

Because he refused to disobey דוד

8.

Who killed אבשלום?

a)

יואב

b)

אבישי

c)

יואב's 10 weapon-carriers

d)

He killed himself

9.

What had אבשלום constructed for himself while he was still alive?

a)

A museum called יד ושם

b)

A mausoleum called יד אבשלום

c)

A statue called יד גיבורים

d)

A monument called יד החזקה

10.

Where was אבשלום actually buried?

a)

In יד אבשלום

b)

In a pit in the forest

c)

In the family burial plot

d)

His burial site is unknown

11.

Why didn't יואב want אחימעץ בן צדוק to tell דוד how the battle had ended?

a)

He wanted to tell דוד himself

b)

He didn't think it was important

c)

He knew דוד would be thrilled

d)

He knew דוד would be devastated

12.

How did דוד react when he heard that אבשלום had been killed?

a)

He cried ״בני אבשלום, בני בני אבשלום״

b)

He became enraged with יואב

c)

He stood silently in shock

d)

He rejoiced

13.

Why did יואב rebuke דוד?

a)

He thought he wasn't mourning enough for אבשלום

b)

He felt that דוד didn't appreciate him enough

c)

He wanted דוד to proclaim a national holiday

d)

He felt that דוד was mourning excessively for אבשלום

14.

How did דוד decide to deal with עמשא?

a)

By executing him

b)

By appointing him as his personal assistant

c)

By appointing him as his new general

d)

By ignoring him

15.

How did דוד decide to deal with שמעי בן גרא?

a)

By executing him

b)

By appointing him as his personal assistant

c)

By appointing him as his new general

d)

By promising not to execute him

16.

How did דוד decide to deal with ברזילי הגלעדי?

a)

By executing him

b)

By promising to support him/his family

c)

By promising not to execute him

d)

By appointing him as his personal assistant

17.

When מפיבשת informed דוד that both of them had been deceived by ציבא, what did דוד decide to do?

a)

To execute him

b)

To restore half of his property to him

c)

To restore all of his property to him

d)

To rebuke him

18.

Why did שבע בן בכרי decide to stage a revolt against דוד?

a)

As an איש ימיני, he had an old grudge against דוד

b)

דוד's monarchy was in a weakened state after אבשלום

c)

He was a בליעל

d)

All of the above

19.

Why did דוד immediately send troops to find and kill שבע בן בכרי?

a)

He had learned his lesson after taking too long with אבשלום

b)

He was terrified of שבע

c)

He didn't think שבע was a serious threat

d)

None of the above

20.

Why did יואב make a detour before going to find שבע?

a)

He wanted to visit עשהאל's grave

b)

He didn't think שבע was a serious threat

c)

He wanted to hunt down עמשא and kill him

d)

He wanted to round up a bigger army first

21.

Why did יואב kill עמשא?

a)

He was angry with דוד for promoting him

b)

He believed עמשא was guilty of being מורד במלכות

c)

He was jealous of עמשא's new role

d)

All of the above

22.

Where had שבע taken refuge?

a)

In a walled city

b)

In the mountains

c)

In a desert cave

d)

In the home of a sympathizer

23.

What was יואב willing to do to get to שבע?

a)

Wait for him to come out of hiding

b)

Kill everyone in the city where he was hiding

c)

Beg שבע to surrender

d)

Pay people to hunt him down

24.

Who persuaded יואב not to kill any innocent civilians?

a)

An old man

b)

A wise woman

c)

His own soldiers

d)

שבע himself

25.

How did שבע die?

a)

He killed himself

b)

יואב executed him

c)

The townspeople killed him

d)

He was killed in battle