7th grade Unit 2 Lesson 6

Who forced the Jews to worship Greek gods and adopt Greek culture?

• Julius Caesar

• Antiochus IV

• Alexander the Great

• Nero

What did Antiochus IV threaten the Jews with if they did not comply?

• Exile

• Imprisonment

• Torture and death

• Heavy taxes

To whom was the Temple in Jerusalem re-dedicated by Antiochus IV?

• Apollo

• Zeus

• Athena

• Hera

In what year did Judas Maccabeas lead a rebellion to defeat the Greeks?

• 200 BC

• 150 BC

• 164 BC

• 100 BC

What is Hanukkah a celebration of?

• The birth of a prophet

• The purification of the Temple

• The end of a war

• The beginning of a new year

Who re-conquered nearly all of David's old kingdom?

• Roman army

• Greek army

• Maccabean army

• Egyptian army

Under whose rule was a new dynasty established from 135-105 BC?

• Julius Caesar

• John Hyrcanus

• Alexander the Great

• King Solomon

With whom did the Hasmonean Dynasty make treaties for independence?

• Egyptians and Persians

• Greeks and Romans

• Babylonians and Assyrians

• Phoenicians and Carthaginians

How long did the Hasmonean Kingdom remain independent before the Romans took over?

• Nearly a century

• Two centuries

• Half a century

• A decade

Why did it seem that the promise of an everlasting kingdom was fulfilled?

• A) Israel was restored

• B) There was a High Priest

• C) There was a King

• D) All of the above