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Spiral Review Topic 4 - The Israelites

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This king of Israel was a brave warrior, successful leader, and talented poet.

a)

Daniel

b)

David

c)

Saul

d)

Solomon

2.

In 722 B.C. this people caused the fall of Israel and scattered the ten tribes.

a)

Assyrians

b)

Canaanites

c)

Chaldeans

d)

Philistines

3.

By 1100 B.C., many Israelites called for a king to unite them against the ______.

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Philistines

c)

Egyptians

d)

Assyrians

4.

Judaism can be described as what kind of religion?

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Atheisms

d)

Mysticism

5.

Whose sons became the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel?

a)

Justin

b)

Jared

c)

Jacob

d)

John

6.

Who lead the Israelites out of slavery?

a)

Michael

b)

Moses

c)

David

d)

Solomon

7.

What did the Israelites take control of after marching around the city walls for six days?

a)

Barak

b)

Canaan

c)

Jericho

d)

Mount Sinai

8.

Where did the Philistines migrate from?

a)

Damascus

b)

Greece

c)

Rome

d)

Syria

9.

rules that God wanted the Israelites to follow

a)

commandments

b)

cultures

c)

tribes

d)

locusts

10.
A group of Canaanites who developed the alphabet.
a)
tribute
b)
the Phoenicians
c)
Abraham
d)
Nebuchadnezzar
11.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Prophet

1.

A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

b)

Monotheism

2.

The belief in a single all-powerful God

c)

Tribe

3.

A social group consisting of people who share a common ancestry

d)

Exodus

4.

The journey of the Israelites out of Egypt

e)

Scripture

5.

The sacred writings of a religion

12.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Covenant

1.

An agreement or promise between God and His people

b)

Torah

2.

Teachings Moses received from God: became the first part of the Hewbrew Bible

c)

Commandment

3.

A rule or directive issued by God

d)

Psalm

4.

A sacred song or poem

e)

Proverb

5.

A short saying that imparts a moral lesson

13.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Diaspora

1.

groups of Jews living outside the Jewish homeland

b)

Exodus

2.

the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt

c)

Prophet

3.

a messenger sent by God to share God's word with people

d)

Found

4.

to create or set up something

e)

Synagogue

5.

a Jewish house of worship

14.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Sabbath

1.

a weekly day of worship and rest

b)

Scroll

2.

a long document made from pieces of parchment sewen together

c)

Communicate

3.

to share information with someone

d)

Community

4.

a gourp of people with common interestss and values living in an area

e)

Kosher

5.

prepared according to Jewish dietary law

15.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Version

1.

a different form or edition

b)

Devotion

2.

dedication; a strong commitment

c)

Rabbi

3.

the official leader of a Jewish congregation

d)

Tensions

4.

opposition between individuals or groups

e)

Shavuot

5.

celebration of when Jewish people received the Torah at Mt. Sinai

16.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Sukkot

1.

holy day to remember the protection of Israelites in the wilderness

b)

Yom Kippur

2.

day set aside to ask forgivness for sins

c)

Tithe

3.

money given to a religious institution

d)

Yeb

4.

ancient name of the island Elephantine in the Nile River

e)

Judahite

5.

a member of the Hebrew tribe of Judah

17.

Match the terms with their definitions:

a)

Samaria

1.

central region of ancient Palestine

b)

Halakhah

2.

collective body of laws that guide the daily lives of Jews

c)

Aramaic

3.

language closely related to Hebrew and Arabic

d)

Hellenistic

4.

relating to Greek civilization from the 400s B.C.E. to 1 C.E.

e)

Migration

5.

the movement of people from one place to another place

18.

In what way did rabbis play an important role in maintaining the Jewish faith?

a)

They advised the kings of the Israelite kingdom

b)

They wrote the Dead Sea scrolls and stored them in the caves of Qumran

c)

They were leaders who taught the Torah and provided moral guidance

d)

They were messengers who shared God's word with the Jews.

19.

What was one thing that made it difficult for the Israelites to secure a homeland?

a)
Lack of resources and supplies.
b)
Natural disasters affecting settlements.
c)
Internal conflicts among tribes.
d)

They were surronded by large powerful empires

20.

According to the Hebrew Bible, ____________ led his family to Canaan, which was promissed by God to belong to them forever.

a)

Saul

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

Alexander