1. Ancient Israelite Review

2. Question 1
The wise sayings of Solomon were written down and are called a. adages. c. proverbs. b. psalms. d. none of these

3. Question 2
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert? a. Jacob c. the Maccabees b. Moses d. Pharaoh

4. Question 3
The Jews met here on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion.
a. mosques c. churches
b. plazas d. synagogues

5. Question 4 Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called
a. clean. c. kosher.
b. approved. d. fleishig.

6. Question 5
The idea that the law should apply to everybody equally is called the
a. rule of law. c. Torah covenant.
b. Ten Commandments.

7. Question 6
____ was the Greek king who defeated the Persians to become ruler of Judah.
a. Herod c. Samuel
b. Alexander the Great d. Cyrus

8. Question 7
How long did it take the Israelites to reach the Promise Land after leaving Egypt?
a. Never c. 20 years
b. 10 years d. 40 years

9. Question 8
____ was a role model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to imitate.
a. Deborah c. Naomi
b. Hatshepsut d. Ruth

10. Question 9 What king taxed his people to build a temple in Jerusalem?
a. David c. Saul
b. Solomon d. Moses

11. Question 10
The Jews of the Diaspora translated the Hebrew Bible into _______, spreading Jewish ideas.
a. Spanish c. English
b. Persian d. Greek

12. Question 11
The faith of the Israelites became known as a. Judaism. c. Islam. b. Buddhism. d. Christianity.

13. Question 12 A person thought to be instructed by God is a
a. judge. c. prophet.
b. scribe. d. zealot.

14. Question 13
Daniel refused to worship Babylonian ______ and was thrown into the lion’s den.
a. kings c. queens
b. gods d. pharaohs

15. Question 14
____ was the warrior-farmer anointed the first Israelite king by the prophet Samuel.
a. Alexander c. Saul
b. Ezra d. Nebuchadnezzar

16. Question 15
Which of the following is NOT one of the Jewish groups that were divided by the Romans?
a. Essenes c. Sadducees
b. Pharisees d. Zealots

17. Question 16
What Israelite king was secretly annointed by Samuel to replace Saul?
a. David c. Cyrus
b. Solomon d. Alexander

18. Question 17
What was the most important idea spread by the Phoenicians?
a. art c. weapons
b. alphabet d. architecture

19. Question 18 A Jewish religious teacher, taught the torah.
a. monotheism
b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

20. Question 19 Jews living outside Judea; Greek word meaning "scattered“
a. monotheism
b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

21. Question 21 formed the basic moral laws of many nations a. monotheism
b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

22. Question 22 the reason the Israelites left Canaan and went to Egypt
a. monotheism
b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

23. Question 23
belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity
a. monotheism
b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

24. Question 24 weekly day of worship and rest a. monotheism b. Rabbi
c. Ten Commandments
d. Diaspora
e. drought
f. Sabbath

25. Question 25
warned that going to temple was not enough; all must work for a just society
a. exile
b. Babylon Captivity
c. Hanukkah
e. Prophets

26. Question 26
Jewish holiday that commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
a. exile
b. Babylon Captivity
c. Hanukkah
e. Prophets

27. Question 27
period of time when Jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
a. exile
b. Babylon Captivity
c. Hanukkah
e. Prophets

28. Question 28 being forced to leave ones homeland a. exile
b. Babylon Captivity
c. Hanukkah
e. Prophets

29. Question 18 Of the following event…which one happened first?
A.) Due to a drought, Israelites leave Canaan for Egypt
B.) After the death of Moses, Joshua takes over and leads Israelites into Canaan
C.) Abraham was told by God to move his followers to Canaan from Mesopotamia
D.) Israelites led by Moses escape Egypt and travel through Mount Sinai