Exile + Jewish Values
What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
A. It split into two smaller kingdoms
B. It suffered from a famine
C. It got attacked by the Philistines
D. It formed foreign alliances
What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
A. It split into two smaller kingdoms
Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?
A. Ritual
B. Polytheism
C. Mortality
D. Tradition
Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?
B. Polytheism
Why do Jews consider the Western Wall sacred?
A. Many Jews died here in a rebellion against Rome
B. It was part of the Second Temple
C. King Solomon built it
D. It was made with the stones that led the Ten Commandments
Why do Jews consider the Western Wall sacred?
B. It was part of the Second Temple
Who taught Jewish worship and ways of life in different countries?
A. Professors
B. Prophets
C. Rabbis
D. Priests
Who taught Jewish worship and ways of life in different countries?
C. Rabbis
Which word means "ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God"?
A. Torah
B. Talmud
C. Ten Commandments
D. Book of Proverbs
Which word means "ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God"?
C. Ten Commandments
Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
A. They wanted to spread the belief of one God
B. They were fleeing from attack
C. They were taken as captives
D. They wanted land and a stable food supply
Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
C. They were taken as captives
According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from...
A. Prophets
B. Abraham
C. Priests
D. God
According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from...
D. God
What events led to the building of the Second Temple?
A. The Persians conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home
B. Nebuchadnezzar wanted to reconstruct Judah
C. Solomon brought the Ark of the Covenant
D. The Jews drove the Greeks out of Jerusalem
What events led to the building of the Second Temple?
A. The Persians conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home
Which word means "a set of moral principles or values"?
A. Exile
B. Monotheism
C. Ethics
D. Polytheism
Which word means "a set of moral principles or values"?
C. Ethics
Which word means "the escape of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt to freedom"?
A. Exodus
B. Covenant
C. Slavery
D. Yavneh
Which word means "the escape of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt to freedom"?
A. Exodus
Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?
A. Jews began to learn from rabbis
B. Jews depended on oral tradition
C. Jews paid taxes for a new temple
D. Jews became scattered
Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?
D. Jews became scattered
Which of these things accounted for both Religious Practices and Morals?
A. Teachings of the Talmud
B. Holidays and Holy Days
C. Ten Commandments
D. Hammurabi's Code
Which of these things accounted for both Religious Practices and Morals?
C. Ten Commandments
Why was Yavneh important for the survival of Judaism?
A. It was a center for learning
B. It was the site of a temple
C. It was a political capital
D. It was a source of rebellion
Why was Yavneh important for the survival of Judaism?
A. It was a center for learning
Which word means "the belief that there is only one God"?
A. Monotheism
B. Polytheism
C. Christianity
D. Catholicism
Which word means "the belief that there is only one God"?
A. Monotheism
Which word means "the belief that there are many gods"?
A. Monotheism
B. Hinduism
C. Buddhism
D. Polytheism
Which word means "the belief that there are many gods"?
D. Polytheism
Which of these is the best example of a question of ethics?
A. What shall I eat for dinner?
B. When should I brush my teeth?
C. Should I help a child who is lost?
D. Which color shall I paint my room?
Which of these is the best example of a question of ethics?
C. Should I help a child who is lost?
Which of these phrases best describes the Talmud?
A. List of names of the priests of the Temple of Jerusalem
B. Ancient Jewish writings about the Hebrew Bible
C. Record of conquests
D. Another name for Torah
Which of these phrases best describes the Talmud?
B. Ancient Jewish writings about the Hebrew Bible
Why did the Jews develop a synagogue service?
A. They were ruled by rabbis
B. They spoke many languages
C. They mingled with other cultures
D. They couldnt do the Temple rituals
Why did the Jews develop a synagogue service?
D. They couldnt do the Temple rituals
Which word means "an ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning"?
A. Egypt
B. Israel
C. Babylon
D. Yavneh
Which word means "an ancient city in Israel that became a center for Jewish learning"?
D. Yavneh
Which word means "the collection of early Jewish traditions, or commentaries, that explain the laws and teachings of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh"?
A. Holy Bible
B. Quran
C. Talmud
D. Yavneh
Which word means "the collection of early Jewish traditions, or commentaries, that explain the laws and teachings of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh"?
C. Talmud
A Jewish boy is reading the Torah. Which major belief of Judaism does this show?
A. Presence of God in daily life
B. Equality and justice
C. The importance of study
D. The celebration of holy days
A Jewish boy is reading the Torah. Which major belief of Judaism does this show?
C. The importance of study
What does Passover celebrate?
A. Exodus from Egypt
B. Jewish Diaspora
C. Rededication of the Temple
D. End of the Babylonian Exile
What does Passover celebrate?
A. Exodus from Egypt
What happened after Yohanan ben Zakkai's meeting with the Roman general?
A. The betrayal of the rabbis
B. The destruction of Jerusalem
C. The founding of a school
D. The building of a temple B. The destruction of Jerusalem
What happened after Yohanan ben Zakkai's meeting with the Roman general?
C. The founding of a school
Which word means "the dispersal of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E"?
A. Jewish Diaspora
B. Yavneh
C. Exile
D. Monotheism
Which word means "the dispersal of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E"?
A. Jewish Diaspora
Which word means "to banish or expel from one's own country or home"?
A. Yavneh
B. Ethics
C. Talmud
D. Exile
Which word means "to banish or expel from one's own country or home"?
D. Exile