Judaism

When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

• the prophets and the writings

• the first five books of the Hebrew bible

• the ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people

• A collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews

According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant,

• holy dream.

• written contract.

• sacred agreement.

• religious gathering.

What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?

• Mecca

• Egypt

• Canaan

• Mesopotamia

Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second?

• Abraham moved to Canaan.

• Moses climbed Mount Sinai.

• The Israelites moved to Egypt.

• David was king of the Jewish people.

According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?

• food to eat in the desert

• the Ten Commandments

• most of the Hebrew Bible

• directions for building a temple

For which achievement is Solomon most famous?

• uniting a nation

• winning a battle

• starting a school

• building a temple

What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?

• It suffered from a serious famine.

• It fell to attacks by the Philistines.

• It split into two smaller kingdoms.

• It formed unwise foreign alliances.

Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

• They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.

• They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadnezzar.

• They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God.

• They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.

Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?

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• Jews became scattered over a wide area.

• Jews paid heavy taxes to pay for a new temple.

• Jews began to learn from rabbis instead of priests.

• Jews depended on oral tradition to remember their history.

Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?

• ritual

• morality

• tradition

• polytheism