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Moses and the Promised Land

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the pharaoh treat the Israelites who remained in Egypt hundreds of years after Joseph died?

a)

He did not respect the Israelites

b)

He who respected Joseph’s people

c)

He welcomed the Israelites with gifts

d)

He signed a peace agreement with the Hebrews

2.

Why did the new pharaoh issue a harsh decree declaring the death of Hebrew baby boys?

a)

He sought to honor ancient Egyptian traditions

b)

He feared the Israelites would the Egyptians and take over

c)

He wanted fewer workers for building projects

d)

He believed boys were less loyal than girls

3.

How was baby Moses saved from the pharaoh’s decree?

a)

His father hid him inside a basket of grain

b)

His mother placed him in a basket on the river

c)

His sister disguised him as an Egyptian baby

d)

His family escaped to a distant desert

4.

Who found baby Moses and what did she do next?

a)

Joseph’s widow found him and adopted him

b)

An Egyptian guard found him and killed him

c)

Pharaoh’s daughter found him and raised him

d)

A Hebrew woman found him and sold him to slave traders

5.

What action did adult Moses take when he witnessed an Egyptian beating a Hebrew slave?

a)

He gathered witnesses to record the event for trial

b)

He stopped the Egyptian from beating the Hebrew by killing him

c)

He reported the event to palace officials

d)

He ignored the scene and walked away

6.

What sign from God first drew Moses’s attention while wandering near Midian?

a)

A bush that looked like normal fire

b)

A bush that had flames but was not being burned

c)

A torch carried by an angel of the Lord

d)

Flashes of lightning and clouds of smoke

7.

When God asked Moses to free the Israelites, what did he tell Moses to say to them?

a)

I am the Alpha and the Omega

b)

I am the Lord of Hosts

c)

I Am

d)

I will always be with you

8.

What did the pharaoh do to the Hebrew slaves in response to Moses and Aaron’s request to free them?

a)

He did not set them free, but their work hours were reduced slightly

b)

He did not set them free, and their work became much harder than before

c)

They were relocated to work on farms outside Egypt

d)

He did not set them free, but they were allowed a weekly day of rest

9.

Which list correctly identifies three of the first nine plagues sent upon Egypt?

a)

Storms, drought, eclipse

b)

Earthquakes, famine, wildfires

c)

Snow, sandstorms, volcanoes

d)

Hail, locusts, darkness

10.

What specific action saved the Hebrew households during the tenth plague?

a)

Smearing blood from a sacrifice on their doorposts

b)

Hiding their firstborn under blankets

c)

Placing oil lamps in every window

d)

Praying silently to God throughout the night

11.

During the final plague, which group lost their firstborn children?

a)

Priests performing the sacrifice

b)

Visitors passing through town

c)

Egyptians who ignored Moses’s instructions

d)

Hebrews who marked their doors

12.

If a family forgot to mark their door with the blood from a sacrifice, predict the most likely consequence of the tenth plague.

a)

The firstborn in that house would die

b)

The father of that family would die

c)

Their animals would fall asleep

d)

They would become slaves

13.

How many plagues did God send to Egypt before the pharaoh finally released the Hebrew slaves?

a)

Three

b)

Nine

c)

Ten

d)

Twelve

14.

_____ was a sweet bread-like food that God provided for the Israelites in the desert.

a)

Quail

b)

Manna

c)

Canaan

15.

The _____ are the laws of God's covenant given to _____ on Mount Sinai.

a)

Ten Commandments

Moses

b)

Ten Commandments

Joshua

c)

Ten Plagues

Moses

d)

Ten Plagues

Aaron

16.

After Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the Hebrews decided to build God a _____.

a)

gold statue

b)

miracle

c)

dwelling place

d)

large palace

17.

The Israelites' journey to the promised land of Canaan is said to have taken ___ years.

a)

12

b)

25

c)

10

d)

40

18.

During this journey God _____ his people's faithfulness.

a)

ignored

b)

tested

19.

When the people complained they had no food, God sent small birds called _____.

a)

manna

b)

quail

20.

When the Hebrews were thirsty, God told Moses to strike a certain _____ and water miraculously gushed out.

a)

rock

b)

shrub

21.

The tablets of the Ten Commandments were kept in a wooden box known as the dwelling place.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

For the "dwelling place" for God, the Israelites made ___.

a)

altars and vestments

b)

tablets of stone

c)

food and drink

23.

___ is an extraordinary event that is beyond human power and brought abut by God.

a)

The Ten Commandments

b)

A miracle

c)

The journey to the promised land

24.

___ is a wooden box in which the tablets of the Ten Commandments were kept.

a)

An altar

b)

Vestments

c)

The ark of the covenant

d)

manna

25.

The way the Israelites/Hebrews survived the final plague is celebrated every year in the Jewish holy celebration of _____?

a)

Lent

b)

Easter

c)

Eucharist

d)

Passover