Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
|
Choose the best
answer.
|
|
|
1.
|
What did the Babylonian armies
do in Jerusalem when they conquered Judah a second time?
a. | conquered the
Persians | b. | built a new capital called Babylon | c. | destroyed the city and the Temple of
Solomon | d. | supported freedom of religion |
|
|
|
2.
|
Which ruler allowed the Second
Temple to be built in Jerusalem?
a. | Jeremiah | b. | David | c. | Cyrus | d. | Solomon |
|
|
|
3.
|
What happened to Judaeans
during the Babylonian Captivity?
a. | They were forced to move to
Babylon. | b. | They were kept in Jerusalem. | c. | They were jailed by the
Assyrians. | d. | They were moved to Judah. |
|
|
|
4.
|
Against whom did Simon Bar
Kokhba lead a military revolt?
a. | the Greek rulers of
Judaea | b. | Alexander the Great of Macedonia | c. | the Roman occupiers of
Judaea | d. | the Maccabees |
|
|
|
5.
|
Which ancient empire allowed
the conquered people of Judah to return home?
a. | the Egyptian
Empire | b. | the Persian Empire | c. | the Maccabee Empire | d. | the Assyrian
Empire |
|
|
|
6.
|
The people of Judah observed
the laws of Judaism as described in the Torah. What was their form of government
called?
a. | a
judiciary | b. | an autocracy | c. | a democracy | d. | a theocracy |
|
|
|
7.
|
rabbi who founded a school for
Jewish learning in Yavneh
a. | Cyrus | b. | Ruth | c. | Judah Maccabee | d. | Johanan ben Zakkai | e. | Ezra |
|
|
|
8.
|
Judaean military leader who
restored the Second Temple for Jewish worship
a. | Cyrus | b. | Ruth | c. | Judah Maccabee | d. | Johanan ben Zakkai | e. | Ezra |
|
|
|
Use the time line to choose
the best answer.
|
|
|
9.
|
How much time passed between
the first destruction of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple?
a. | 516
years | b. | 670 years | c. | 656 years | d. | 500 years |
|
|
|
10.
|
The ancient Jewish people
created synagogues.
What does the term synagogue
mean?
a. | exile | b. | trade good | c. | Jewish house of worship | d. | Jewish story |
|
|
|
11.
|
Biblical example of a woman who
displayed loyalty
a. | Cyrus | b. | Ruth | c. | Judah Maccabee | d. | Johanan ben Zakkai | e. | Ezra |
|
|
|
12.
|
person who gave a public
reading of the Torah to the exiles returning from Babylon
a. | Cyrus | b. | Ruth | c. | Judah Maccabee | d. | Johanan ben Zakkai | e. | Ezra |
|
|
|
13.
|
Persian emperor who allowed
Jews to rebuild their Temple
a. | Cyrus | b. | Ruth | c. | Judah Maccabee | d. | Johanan ben Zakkai | e. | Ezra |
|