Silent Years, #2

What term is used to describe the Jews who were scattered?

• Diaspora

• Exodus

• Migration

• Dispersion

How many times a year do faithful Jews travel to Jerusalem for pilgrim festivals?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

What is the name of the translation of the Tanakh into Greek?

• Septuagint

• Talmud

• Torah

• Biblia

Which of the following is NOT found in the Apocrypha?

• Book of Jeremiah

• Tobit

• Susanna

• Bel and the Dragon

What was one of the main reasons Antiochus Epiphanes was desperate to maintain control?

• He was a prisoner for many years

• He was under pressure from Rome to pay taxes

• He wanted to expand his territory

• He sought to improve the economy

Which Jewish group cooperated with ruling powers to maintain their own power?

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

• Zealots

What did the Pharisees use to form their beliefs?

• the Torah

• The Tanakh

• The Torah and Mishnah

• The Tanakh and Mishnah

According to Hellenism's main tenets, what was considered above all else?

• The beauty of the body

• The divinity of leaders

• Humanity

• Religious practices

Who were the Essenes often referred to as?

• Sons of Darkness

• Sons of Light

• Sons of Truth

• Sons of Justice

What did the Zealots use as their symbols?

• Olive branch and dove

• Palm branch and sword

• Cross and fish

• Star and crescent