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Questions about Ancient Hebrews
6th Grade Social Studies
1. The Hebrews were founders of which religion?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Buddhism
Judaism
Scientology
none of the above
2. Where did the Hebrews establish the Kingdom of Israel?
a.
b.
c.
d.
in Egypt
in Kush
in the Nile River Valley
in Canaan
3. What sacred Hebrew document tells about the history of ancient Hebrew leaders and events?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Torah
The Qur'an
The New Testament
The Magna Carta
4. According to the Torah, around 1800 B.C.E., due to famine (a lack of food), the Hebrews
moved from Canaan to Egypt. Later, the Hebrews fled Egypt. Why?
a.
b.
c.
d.
because they did not speak the same language as the Egyptians
because the Egyptians forced the Hebrews into slavery
because the Nile River flooded
because there were no schools to attend
5. Which Hebrew leader is known as the "Father of the Hebrews" (the ancestor of the Jewish
people), and believed that there was only one true God?
a.
b.
c.
d.
King Solomon
King David
Abraham
Moses
6. According to the Torah, what was the Covenant?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a sacred agreement between God and Abraham
an agreement between the Egyptians and the Hebrews
a promise Abraham made with his wife
none of the above
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7. According to the Torah, God promised land for the Hebrew People. Where was this land?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Egypt
Canaan
Madagascar
North America
8. According to the Torah, what was the most difficult act Abraham was willing to perform, to
show his devotion to God?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sacrifice (kill) and burn a sheep
sacrifice (kill) his own son, Isaac
never again eat meat
sacrifice (kill) himself
9. According to Exodus in the Torah, Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt to escape slavery
and rule by the pharaoh. How did Moses lead the Hebrews to freedom?
a. with God's miracle, Moses parted the Red Sea
b. with God's help, the people grew wings and flew to Canaan
c. Moses taught the Hebrews how to make more powerful weapons and defeat the
Egyptian army
d. Moses tricked the pharaoh into drinking a poison liquid
10. What was the name of the set of laws, which were the foundation for Judaism, given to Moses
by God?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Old Testament
The Ten Commandments
The New Testament
The Torah
11. How were The Ten Commandments, a set of laws for Hebrews to follow, given by God to
Moses?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the laws were written in the stars
the laws were drawn in the sand
the laws were written on papyrus paper
the laws were engraved into stone tablets
12. Which of the following is not one of The Ten Commandments (laws that spelled out the
Hebrews duties to God)?
a. "You shall have no other god before me."
b. "You shall honor your father and mother."
c. "You shall not do any work on the Sabbath."
d. "You shall not speak a language other than Hebrew."
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13. Judaism is the world's oldest monotheistic religion. What does monotheistic mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a belief in many gods
a belief in one god
a belief in no god
a belief that people are gods
14. What does the term Sabbath mean?
a. the seventh day of the week, to be used for rest and worship, according to one of the
Ten Commandments
b. a place of worship
c. a group of people who study the Torah
d. the belief in only one god
15. A __________ is a religious teacher who studies and teaches others about Jewish laws.
a.
b.
c.
d.
monk
priest
governor
rabbi
16. In 63 B.C.E., the Jews living in Judah were conquered by the Romans. As a part of their empire
building, the Romans executed more than 50,000 Jews. What does executed mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
forced to change religion
killed
imprisoned
enslaved
17. After the Jews were defeated by the Roman military, led by Titus, in the year 70 B.C.E., what
did the Romans do next?
a.
b.
c.
d.
they destroyed the city of Jerusalem and its great temple
they rebuilt the city of Jerusalem and its great temple
the army marched quietly out of the city of Jerusalem
they adopted Judaism as their new religion
18. The captivity of the People of Judah by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. was the beginning of the
Jewish Diaspora. What does the term diaspora mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a traditional grouping of people together
a scattering of a traditional group of people apart from one another
a starving of a group of people
a rescue of a traditional group of people
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19. After losing their homeland, Jews were scattered among gentiles, in lands surrounding the
Mediterranean Sea. What does the term gentile mean?
a.
b.
c.
d.
non-Jewish person
non-religious person
non-English speaking person
immigrant
20. In order to help the Hebrew faith of Judaism survive, rabbis told Jews to build ___________, as
places to study, worship, and gather together.
a.
b.
c.
d.
synagogues
mosques
churches
Shinto shrines
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