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Ancient Israel Quiz
Contributed by: DiCenzo
  • 1. The Hebrew People were nomadic and left Mesopotamia which means:
A) They were at war
B) They wandered from place to place
C) They were enslaved
D) They rebelled against their ruler
  • 2. When the Hebrews went to Canaan, they settled near:
A) The Black Sea
B) The Red Sea
C) The Mediterranean Sea
D) The Persian Gulf
  • 3. This is what the Hebrew people considered "Gods teaching" and the first five books of their bible:
A) Exodus
B) New Testament
C) Torah
D) Old Testament
  • 4. This man was raised as an Egyptian but later discovered this Hebrew heritage:
A) Pharaoh
B) Abraham
C) King David
D) Moses
  • 5. The leaving from Egypt by the Israelites was called the:
A) Torah
B) The Exodus
C) The Escape
D) Migration
  • 6. This was practiced by many of the tribes around the Israelites and included the belief in many gods:
A) Monotheism
B) Religion
C) Polytheism
D) The Torah
  • 7. This was practiced by the Israelites and implies the belief in One God:
A) Monotheism
B) Polytheism
C) Faith
D) Jewish bible
  • 8. This was the set of laws that the Hebrews believed were given to Moses and were then a guideline for living:
A) The Exodus
B) The Torah
C) The Ten Commandments
D) The New Testament
  • 9. The Israelites called this man the "Father" of their people because he taught of One God and proved himself to be a faithful man:
A) King Solomon
B) Moses
C) Abraham
D) King David
  • 10. This king was known for his bravery, for establishing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and for bringing the Ark of the Covenant there:
A) King David
B) Moses
C) King Solomon
D) Abraham
  • 11. This is where the Israelites believe that God gave Moses the Ten Commandments:
A) The Arabian Desert
B) The Mediterranean Sea
C) The Red Sea
D) Mount Sinai
  • 12. What place did the Israelites consider the "Promised Land"?
A) Egypt
B) Canaan
C) Mesopotamia
D) Mount Sinai
  • 13. Where were the Israelites held in slavery?
A) Ur
B) Mesopotamia
C) Egypt
D) Canaan
  • 14. This Hebrew King built a grand temple to honor God:
A) Moses
B) King Solomon
C) Abraham
D) King David
  • 15. This is the religion or faith that was founded by the Hebrew people:
A) Israelites
B) Jewish people
C) Christianity
D) Judaism
  • 16. The Promised Land or Canaan is now called:
A) Israel
B) Syria
C) Judah
D) Egypt
  • 17. When the Israelites traveled north from Ur, they went up into the Fertile Crescent and traveled between:
A) The Nile and the Tigris
B) The Euphrates and the Persian Gulf
C) The Tigris and Euphrates
D) The Nile and the Red Sea
  • 18. The Israelites went to Egypt hoping to find:
A) Moses
B) Fertile Soil
C) Freedom
D) The Ten Commandments
  • 19. The Fertile Crescent was:
A) The land between and around the Tigris and Euphrates
B) The land around the Mediterranean
C) The land between the Mediterranean and the Red Seas
D) The land around the Nile River
  • 20. This river flooded each year and provided good land for farming and left a black silt on the land:
A) The Tigris
B) The Nile River
C) The Euphrates
D) The Rhine River
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