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1
A group of Zealots locked themselves in a mountain fortress called __ when fighting the Romans
Masada
Alexandria
2
The ___________ captured Jerusalem and destroyed Solomon's temple in 586 B.C.
Romans
Persians
Chaldeans
3
Which event took place before Babylonian Captivity?
The Maccabees led a successful revolt
The Romans conquered the Jews
the Diaspora
Assyrians conquered the Jews
4
Which of the following occured before Abraham left Mesopotamia
Hebrews moved to Canaan
God spoke to Abram
Abraham received the 10 Commandments
Moses led the Hebrews out of slavery
5
Which of the following prompted the pharaoh to free the Hebrews?
A series of plagues struck Egypt
The Hebrews received the 10 Commandments from God
The Hebrew population grew rapidly
Moses demanded freedom for the Hebrews
6
Sephardic Jews are descended from Jews who moved to..
Arabia
Spain
Syria
Eastern Europe
7
Which of these best summarizes the Exodus?
scattering of Jews outside of Canaan
conflict between Jews and Romans
Hebrews' departure from Egypt
journey Abraham took from Mesopotamia
8
A time for the Jews to remember the Exodus from Egypt
Diaspora
Yom Kippur
Passover
Easter
9
Which holiday celebrates the rededication of the 2nd Temple?
Hanukkah
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
10
The story of __ is told in the Bible as an example of how people should treat their family
Esther
Ruth
11
Which of the following best describes Judaism's effect on later cultures?
Judaism helped shape Western cultures
All world cultures are based on Judaism
Most Eastern cultures were strongly influenceed
Few cultures were shaped by Judaism
12
What does monotheism mean?
honoring the Sabbath
believing in only 1 god
receiving messages from God
following Mosaic law
13
God promised to lead this man to a new land and make his descendants into a mighty nation
Moses
Mohammad
talmud
Abraham
14
God told this man to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt during the 1200s BC
Moses
Joshua
Noah
David
15
Traditions and holy days help Jews remember and understand their
abilities
language
religion
history
16
Which event do Jews remember when celebrating the Passover?
the struggle at Masada
The Exodus
burning of the 2nd Temple
the Diaspora
17
A set of commentaries, stories and folklore
Talmud
Torah
Dead Sea Scrolls
Bible
18
The Jews' worship of ___ set them apart from most people in the ancient world
Yahweh
Buddha
Yohanan
Allah
19
Which Jewish people today believe in strictly following the Mosaic laws?
Reform Jews
Orthodox Jews
Conservative Jews
Mosaic Jews
20
The Dead Sea Scrolls helped scholars learn about
How Jews lived 2000 years ago
How Moses law was written
why Judaism was the 1st monotheistic religion
How the Hebrews left Egypt
21
The Bible traces the Hebrews back to a man named...
Moses
Solomon
Abraham
David
22
The 2 most sacred Jewish holidays are called
Festival of Lights
Hanukkah
High Holy Days
Week of Light
23
Which Hebrew woman is seen as a model of devotion to one's family?
Queen Esther
Sarah
Ruth
Naomi
24
A code of moral laws written on 2 stone tablets.
10 Commandments
Golden Calf
Dead Sea Scrolls
Talmud
25
After returning to Canaan, the Hebrews called themselves
Philistines
Jews
Israelites
Canaanites
26
A time for Jews to remember defeating the Syrian Greeks and rededicating the temple back to God
Hanukkah
Exodus
passover
Yom Kippur
27
Who became king of the Israelites after David?
Daniel
Solomon
Goliath
Moses
28
The Hebrews' religion was
Judaism
Diaspora
Islam
Christianity
29
What did the Zealots hope to achieve?
help Jews moved to safer areas
overthrow the Romans
make all Jews follow Moses' law
take control of Masada
30
Under David, Israel's new capital became
Jericho
Samaria
Jerusalem
Nineveh
31
Why did the Ashkenazim and Sephardim Jews develop different rituals and customs?
They were discriminated
They lived in different parts of the world
They both settled in Europe
They shared the same beliefs
32
Ashkenazim Jews are descended from Jews who moved to..
Egypt
Eastern Europe
the Mediterranean
Spain
33
Which of the following groups did not control the Israelites?
Persians
Romans
Chaldeans
Canaanites
34
Jewish religious teachers
Zealots
Rabbis
Pastors
Imams
35
The central beliefs of Judaism are God, education, justice and....
ritual
work
work
obedience
36
Rebellious Jews who didn't think Jews should answer to anyone but God.
Rabbis
Zealots
Diaspora
37
Judaism has influenced many other religions including Christianity and ______________
Buddhism
Islam
38
The ________ govern how Jewish people pray and celebrate holidays
Mosaic laws
Torah
39
The scattering of Jews outside of Canaan
Diaspora
The Great Famine
Exodus
Rabbis
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Another name for the Hebrew Bible is the _______________.
Gospel
Quran
Tanakh
Talmud
