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Study Guide: Chapter 3



Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Talmud
f.
Solomon
b.
monotheism
g.
Hanukkah
c.
Assyrians and Chaldeans
h.
Israel
d.
exile
i.
Nebuchadnezzar
e.
Ten Commandments
j.
Sabbath
 

 1. 

wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it
 

 2. 

formed the basic moral laws of many nations
 

 3. 

commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
 

 4. 

teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law
 

 5. 

Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews
 

 6. 

belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity
 

 7. 

weekly day of worship and rest
 

 8. 

name given to the descendants of Jacob; means “one who struggles with God”
 

 9. 

king who built the temple in Jerusalem
 

 10. 

being forced to leave one’s homeland
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Canaan
f.
Babylonian Captivity
b.
David
g.
Diaspora
c.
Cyrus
h.
drought
d.
Torah
i.
prophets
e.
Israelites
j.
Palestine
 

 11. 

first part of the Hebrew Bible
 

 12. 

Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning “scattered”
 

 13. 

drove the Philistines out of Israel, and moved the capital to Jerusalem
 

 14. 

name given to Judah by Romans; refers to the Philistines
 

 15. 

Persian king who allowed Jews to return to Judah
 

 16. 

period of time when Jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
 

 17. 

warned that going to a temple was not enough; all must work for a just society
 

 18. 

caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt
 

 19. 

present-day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
 

 20. 

descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 21. 

Jewish religious teachers are called
a.
professors.
c.
priests.
b.
clerics.
d.
rabbis.
 

 22. 

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

 23. 

____ raised 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
a.
Cyrus
c.
Abraham
b.
Jacob
d.
Moses
 

 24. 

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

 25. 

The ____ translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas.
a.
Essenes
c.
Pharisees
b.
Muslims
d.
Jews of theDiaspora
 

 26. 

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

 27. 

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

 28. 

____ refused to worship Babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion’s den.
a.
Samuel
c.
Moses
b.
Daniel
d.
Isaiah
 

 29. 

____ lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans.
a.
Zealots
c.
Prophets
b.
Maccabees
d.
Essenes
 

 30. 

____ founded a school that became a center for Torah studies.
a.
Yohanan ben Zaccai
c.
Antiochus
b.
Alexander the Great
d.
Abraham
 

 31. 

Ezra was a scribe who guided the writing of the
a.
Quran.
c.
Gospels.
b.
Book of the Dead.
d.
Torah.
 

 32. 

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

 33. 

They defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon.
a.
Persians
c.
Greeks
b.
Romans
d.
Picts
 

 34. 

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

 35. 

Who wrote many of the Psalms?
a.
Abraham
c.
Ezra
b.
David
d.
Saul
 

 36. 

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

 37. 

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

 38. 

The idea that the law should apply to everybody equally is called the
a.
rule of law.
c.
Torah covenant.
b.
Ten Commandments.
d.
Code of Hammurabi.
 

 39. 

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

 40. 

The ____ fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem in A.D. 66.
a.
Greeks
c.
Samaritans
b.
Sadducees
d.
Zealots
 

Essay
 

 41. 

There are two kinds of laws in the Ten Commandments. What are they?
 

 42. 

What was the Torah covenant?
 

 43. 

Why did the Israelites fear the Philistines?
 

 44. 

What Jewish beliefs are shared by Christians and Muslims?
 



 
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