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Chapter 3 - Section 4 Online Quiz - Origins of Judaism

 1. 

According to the Torah, the first covenant between God and the Hebrew people involved an agreement that
a.
the Hebrew people would obey the Ten Commandments.
b.
God would protect the Hebrews during their exodus from Egypt.
c.
the twelve tribes of Israel would unify into the kingdom of Israel.
d.
God would bless Abraham and his descendants, and they would be faithful.
 

 2. 

Monotheism describes the Hebrews' belief-unusual for the time-that their God was
a.
the one and only God.
b.
a forgiving and protective God.
c.
a spiritual, not a physical, presence.
d.
associated not with a place but with a people.
 

 3. 

According to the Torah, the man who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai was
a.
Saul.
b.
David.
c.
Moses.
d.
Abraham.
 

 4. 

The man responsible for having a great temple built in Jerusalem, a temple that was destroyed and later rebuilt, was
a.
David.
b.
Cyrus.
c.
Moses.
d.
Solomon.
 

 5. 

The tribute paid by Israel and Judah to the Assyrians was an effort to
a.
maintain Assyrian trade routes through Palestine.
b.
help the Assyrians resist attacks from the Chaldeans.
c.
prevent an attack by the Assyrians on Israel and Judah.
d.
honor a peace agreement made among the rulers of the three nations.
 
 
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
 

 6. 

How does the history of Judaism help to explain the importance of the land known as Canaan or Israel to the Jewish people?
 



 
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