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WorksheetsUnit 3: Judaism Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?
He guided the Israelites out of Egypt.
He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd.
He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.
He led an army that won the land from the Philistines.
How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
belief in one God
more elegant temples
rules for how to act
famous leader-heroes
What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?
Ur
Canaan
Egypt
Babylon
The word exodus means “departure.” In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from:
Ur
Egypt
Babylon
Canaan
According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
food to eat in the desert
most of the Hebrew Bible
the Ten Commandments
directions for building a temple
Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?
Abraham
Solomon
David
Moses
For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
building a temple
starting a school
winning a battle
uniting a nation
What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
It suffered from a serious famine.
It split into two smaller kingdoms.
It fell to attack by the Philistines.
It formed unwise foreign alliances.
Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.
They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God.
They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadnezzar.
They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.
Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?
Jews paid heavy taxes to pay for a new temple.
Jews began to learn from rabbis instead of priests.
Jews depended on oral tradition to remember their history.
Jews became scattered over a wide area.
According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from:
Abraham
God
priests
prophets
The festival of Passover celebrates the:
Jewish Diaspora
rededication of the Temple
end of the Babylonian Exile
Exodus from Egypt
What was the result of Yohanan ben Zakkai’s meeting with the Roman general?
the founding of a school
the building of a temple
the betrayal of the rabbis
the destruction of Jerusalem
Why did Jews in the Diaspora have to develop new forms of worship, such as a synagogue service?
They spoke several languages.
They could no longer use the Temple rituals.
They mingled with other cultures.
They came under the rule of rabbis.
Jewish forms of worship and ways of life were taught in many different countries by:
rabbis
priests
prophets
professors
