Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Choose the best
answer.
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What is the
Torah?
a. | a part of the Hebrew
Bible | c. | the story of
Abraham | b. | the Ark of the Covenant | d. | the Ten Commandments |
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Who conquered the Israelites in
721 B.C.?
a. | the
Assyrians | c. | the
Canaanites | b. | the Judaeans | d. | the Egyptians |
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Where were the Israelites
living at the time of Moses' birth?
a. | Egypt | c. | Israel | b. | Mesopotamia | d. | Canaan |
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What was a major difference
between the religion of the ancient Hebrews and other religions of the time?
a. | The Hebrews wrote down their
laws. | b. | People of other religions worshipped more than one
god. | c. | The Hebrew religion was the only religion of the
time. | d. | Only the Hebrew religion arose in
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What caused the people of the
northern Israelite tribes to rebel against Rehoboam?
a. | Rehoboam became
king. | b. | The people disliked Solomon. | c. | The people wanted Samaria to be a capital
city. | d. | The people wanted to avoid higher taxes and harsh
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Which of these Biblical events
took place first?
a. | The Egyptians suffered ten
plagues. | b. | Moses received the Ten Commandments. | c. | The Israelites formed 12
tribes. | d. | The Israelites wandered for 40 years in the
desert. |
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Who built the first Temple in
Jerusalem?
a. | Moses | c. | David | b. | Saul | d. | Solomon |
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Choose the name that best
matches the description.
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judge who selected first king
of Israel
a. | Solomon | d. | Joseph | b. | Samuel | e. | Rehoboam | c. | David |
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first king of southern kingdom
of Israelite tribes
a. | Solomon | d. | Joseph | b. | Samuel | e. | Rehoboam | c. | David |
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king of Israel known for
wisdom
a. | Solomon | d. | Joseph | b. | Samuel | e. | Rehoboam | c. | David |
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king who named Jerusalem the
capital of Israel
a. | Solomon | d. | Joseph | b. | Samuel | e. | Rehoboam | c. | David |
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Abraham's great-grandson
and adviser to Egyptian pharaoh
a. | Solomon | d. | Joseph | b. | Samuel | e. | Rehoboam | c. | David |
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Use the map to choose the
best answer.
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Which land area is shaded on
the map?
a. | ancient
Egypt | c. | the Sinai
Desert | b. | Jerusalem | d. | the ancient land of Canaan |
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Which body of water would have
been important to people living in Canaan?
a. | the Red
Sea | c. | the Jordan
River | b. | the Euphrates River | d. | the Nile River |
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Read the statement. Then
choose the best answer.
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15.
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Solomon was known for his
proverbs.
What
does the term proverbs mean?
a. | disasters | c. | rulings | b. | short sayings | d. | barterings |
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