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WorksheetsIntertestamental Period
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Intertestamental Period was a:
600 year gap between King David and the prophet Isaiah
70 year period of Jewish exile in Babylon
400 year gap between the events of the Old and New Testament
3 day gap between Jesus' death and resurrection
Which book of the Bible predicted most of the major events of the Intertestamental Period?
Isaiah
Exodus
Malachi
Daniel
The Greek translation of the Old Testament was known as the:
Septuagint
Sanhedrin
Menelaus
Hellenism
Which of the following people met during the Intertestamental Period?
Ptolemy and Daniel
Alexander the Great and Jaddua
Antiochus IV and Jesus
Onias III and General Pompei
Half-Jews who lived to the North of Israel and had combined Jewish beliefs with paganism.
Seluecids
Ptolemies
Pharisees
Samaritans
Which of the following is NOT one example of Hellenization that we discussed in class?
Speaking Greek
Taking on a Greek name
Moving to Greece
Taking part in Greek games
How long did Antiochus IV's persecution of the Jews last?
2300 days
2 weeks
198 years
2 hours
What significant movement did the priest Mattathias and his sons begin?
The empire of Alexander the Great
The Maccabean revolt
The Hellenization of Jerusalem
The creation of a Greek Old Testament
What holiday was created when the Maccabees cleansed the Temple and found their little oil was enough for 8 days?
Passover
Hanukkah
Easter
Feast of Weeks
Jews who wanted to adopt Greek ways eventually became the:
Pharisees
Sadducees
Essees
Zealots
Pharisees could best be described as people who:
Were open to change
Cared little for religion
Supported the Greeks and Romans
Wanted to keep the Jewish traditions
Which is the correct chronological order of who controlled Israel?
Greeks, Persians, Romans, Ptolemies, Seleucids, Maccabees
Maccabees, Persian, Seleucids, Ptolemies, Greeks, Romans
Persians, Greeks, Ptolemies, Seleucids, Maccabees, Romans
Ptolemies, Seleucids, Romans, Persians, Greeks, Maccabees
