Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The Hebrews trace themselves to an ancestor named
		A)	Adam.
		B)	Abraham.
		C)	Abel.
		D)	Noah.


2	A contract between the Hebrews and their God was called a
		A)	mitzvah.
		B)	covenant.
		C)	yarmulke.
		D)	commandment.


3	Someone inspired by God to speak for him was called a
		A)	priest.
		B)	rabbi.
		C)	prophet.
		D)	king.


4	God first appeared to Moses in
		A)	an Egyptian slave.
		B)	a cloud on Mt. Sinai.
		C)	a burning bush.
		D)	the Red Sea.


5	The sacred core of the Hebrew Bible is sometimes called the
		A)	Pentateuch.
		B)	Talmud.
		C)	Writings.
		D)	Prophets.


6	The first King of Israel was
		A)	Daniel.
		B)	Moses.
		C)	David.
		D)	Saul.


7	Who conquered the northern kingdom?
		A)	the Babylonians
		B)	the Persians
		C)	the Assyrians
		D)	the Romans


8	Who conquered the southern kingdom?
		A)	the Babylonians
		B)	the Persians
		C)	the Greeks
		D)	the Egyptians


9	The anti-Roman nationalistic Jewish faction that was active during the Roman period of control over Israel was the
		A)	Pharisees.
		B)	Sadducees.
		C)	Zealots.
		D)	Essenes.


10	The semi-monastic Jewish community during the Roman period that referred to themselves as the "sons of light" were the
		A)	Pharisees.
		B)	Sadducees.
		C)	Zealots.
		D)	Essenes.


11	Mystical speculation sometimes prompted by persecution was the
		A)	Tanakh.
		B)	Midrash.
		C)	Kabbalah.
		D)	Talmud.


12	The Jewish Day of Atonement is
		A)	Ashenazim.
		B)	Hanukkah.
		C)	Passover.
		D)	Yom Kippur.


13	The two centers of Jewish life today include Israel and
		A)	Morocco.
		B)	Poland.
		C)	Germany.
		D)	the United States.

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