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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 semimonastic 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 three centers of Jewish life today include Israel, the United States, and
A)Morocco.
B)Poland.
C)Germany.
D)Russia.
14
Phylacteries; two small boxes containing biblical passages that are worn by Orthodox males on the heads and left arm at morning prayer during the week.
A)sukkot
B)tefillin
C)rabbi
D)talit
15
Judaism before the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C. E.).
A)biblical Judaism
B)Reconstructionist Judaism
C)Sephardic Judaism
D)rabbinical Judaism
16
The destruction of European Judaism by the Nazis; also known as Shoah (Hebrew: "extermination").
A)Kabbalah
B)Passover
C)Holocaust
D)Purim
17
The movement that has encouraged the creation and support of the nation of Israel.
A)Zionism
B)Reconstructionism
C)Orthodoxy
D)Conservativism
18
A priestly faction, influential during the Second-Temple period.
A)Sadducees
B)Sephardim
C)Ashkenazim
D)Essenes
19
"Ritually"; said particularly about food consumption and food preparation.
A)yarmulke
B)kosher
C)Kabbalah
D)diaspora
20
A savior figure to be sent by God, awaited by the Jews.
A)Canaan
B)Hanukkah
C)Messiah
D)Nevi'im
21
"Beginning of the year"; the celebration of the Jewish New Year, occurring on the seventh lunar month.
A)Rosh Hashanah
B)Bar Mitzvah
C)Seder
D)Yom Kippur
22
A revelation or appearance of God.
A)theophany
B)prophet
C)midrash
D)menorah
23
A joyful spring festival that recalls the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt and freedom from oppression.
A)Canaan
B)Passover
C)Purim
D)Seder
24
The most traditional branch of Judaism.
A)Orthodox
B)Conservative
C)Reform
D)Zionist
25
"Rest"; the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a day of prayer and rest from work.
A)Sabbath
B)Passover
C)Kabbalah
D)Tanakh
26
A branch of Judaism that attempts to blend the best of old and new Judaism.
A)Conservative Judaism
B)Hasidic Judaism
C)Biblical Judaism
D)Reform Judaism
27
A religious teacher; a Jewish minister.
A)rabbi
B)tefillin
C)midrash
D)sukkot
28
The skullcap worn by devout males.
A)tefillin
B)midrash
C)sukkot
D)yarmulke
29
"Daughter of the commandment"; the coming-of-age ceremony that marks the time when a young person is considered a legal adult within the Jewish community.
A)bar mitzvah
B)Kabbalah
C)yarmulke
D)bat mitzvah





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