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Q: Scribes who developed a special talent for preaching came to be known as _________. a. orators b. priests c. rabbis d. singers

Q: During the Restoration period, __________ the Scribe worked to establish a theocratic state controlled by priests in Jerusalem. a. Cyrus b. Ezra c. Zadok d. Zechariah

Q: According to the oath given before the Water Gate, all tithes would be collected by the Levites with a __________ in attendance. a. Aaronite priest b. Levite priest c. Temple guard d. witness

Q: How long did it take to build the Second Temple after the Jews were restored to Jerusalem? a. 1 year b. 5 years c. 10 years d. 15 years

Q: When the exiled Jews returned to Jerusalem in 538 bce, what was their first act? a. They elected a leader. b. They erected an altar on the site of the ruined Temple. c. They fell to their knees and gave thanks. d. They searched for and found the Ark of the Covenant.

Q: These two religions, _________ and _________, had a profound impact on the Jewish peoples at the beginning of the middle ages.

Q: The Talmud is _________.

Q: The only scripture of the Samaritans was a sectarian version of the _________.

Q: According to tradition, during the third century bce seventy scholars spent seventy days translating the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek. This collection is called the _________.

Q: The _________ is the dispersion of the Jews following the destruction of the Temple.

Q: The political agenda of the Zealots was __________?

Q: Son of Abraham is one name used to refer to _________ during the Roman period.

Q: After Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire, the land of Palestine was controlled by the __________.

Q: _________ and _________were the leaders of the return to Jerusalem under the reign of Cyrus the Great.

Q: Early Christians found that __________ fit Deutero-Isaiah's description of the Suffering Servant. a. Ezekial b. Jesus of Nazareth c. Moses d. Yahweh

Q: According to __________, the Jews were chosen to serve as bearers of the light. a. Deutero-Isaiah b. Ezekial c. Moses d. Solomon

Q: The Deuteronomic Reform centralized all priestly functions, including sacrifice in _________. a. Babylonia b. Israel c. Jerusalem d. Judea

Q: King _________ is credited with leading the Deuteronomic Reform. a. David b. Ezekial c. Josiah d. Saul

Q: Historians began referring to the people who survived the fall of Jerusalem in 586 bce as __________. a. Edomites b. Hebrews c. Israelites d. Judeans

Q: Which two prophets prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple? a. Ester, Deborah b. Hezekiah, Amos c. Isaac Abraham d. Micah, Jeremiah

Q: Amos was the first of the _________ prophets. a. ancient b. charismatic c. ecstatic d. literary

Q: The earliest Hebrew prophets came during the time of the __________. a. Book of Amos b. Book of Esther c. Book of Judges d. Book of Kings

Q: What was the explanation for Elijah's sudden disappearance? a. he drowned in the river b. he was imprisoned by Ahab c. he ran away with Jezebel d. he was taken to heaven in a whirlwind

Q: Why did the ten tribes of the northern region secede under the name Israel? a. religious persecution b. Solomon's opulence and high taxes c. to establish a homeland for the Exodus Hebrews d. to establish a religious state

Q: The Israelites struggled to remain true to the monotheistic Mosaic tradition while freely participating in baal worship. This is evidenced by the _________ associated with the baals being contained in the same shrine as the Ark of the Covenant. a. bull images b. golden calf c. monuments to fertility goddesses d. monuments to nature deities

Q: What did the asherah represent to the Canaanites? a. animal sacrifice b. fertility goddess c. god's consort d. human sacrifice

Q: The class name by which the Canaanites were known was baal, this means _________. a. owner of the goats b. owner of the grain c. owner of the house d. owner of the soil

Q: Who finally build a temple to house the Ark of the Covenant? a. David b. Joshua c. Moses d. Solomon

Q: _________,successor of Moses, was the general who led the Israelites in the main attack on the land of Canaan. Jebediah Jeremiah Joshua Jericho

Q: Moses led the Israelites through a transition from _________ to _________. a. animism, deism b. atheism, monotheism c. monotheism, polytheism d. polytheism, monotheism

Q: According to tradition, how long did the Israelites wander in the wilderness? a. 20 days b. 20 years c. 40 days d. 40 years

Q: Passover is a celebration of _________. the escape from egypt the handing down of the covenants the Sabbath the spring equinox

Q: Members of which tribe were responsible for setting up the "tabernacle of the Lord" at each encampment? a. Abraham b. Israel c. Levi d. Moses

Q: How many lists of commandments were given to Moses on Mt. Sinai? a. one b. two c. six d. ten

Q: Which of the following is NOT a translation of the word "Yahweh?" a. I am he that causes to be b. I am he the one true God c. I am that I am d. I will be what I want to be

Q: Who found the baby Moses in a basket in the Nile River? a. a servant from the pharaoh's household b. the daughter of the pharaoh c. the pharaoh's sister d. the pharaoh's wife

Q: Moses revolutionized the religious orientation of his people by persuading them to ________. a. acknowledge that there is just one God b. follow Abraham to Canaan c. migrate out of Egypt d. rejoice in their polytheistic faith

Q: Why did the descendants of Abraham migrate from the Land of Canaan to Goshen? a. they were expelled by the Egyptians b. to escape famine c. to find El-Shaddai d. to merge with another Hebrew tribe

Q: What happened when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II came to power? a. The Israelites came under the protection of the Pharaoh. b. The Israelites were expelled from Egypt. c. The Israelites were hired to help build temples. d. The Israelites were made slaves.

Q: Amos saw social injustice and moral laxity as violations of the "__________" that Yahweh would surely punish.

Q: The Semites of the desert of the period of about 2000 bce believed that godlings and goddesses inhabited these revered objects. a. panthers and leopards b. rivers and lakes c. stones and pillars d. trees and plants

Q: The prophet ________ began the prophetic protest against degrading the ethical religion of Yahweh to a Canaanite nature religion.

Q: It was characteristic for a nabi to begin his message by saying, _________.

Q: After conquering Canaan, the Israelites fought with the _________ for generations and barely holding them off.

Q: Tradition holds that the __________ held the two tablets bearing the terms of the covenant.

Q: When God told Moses to go free the Israelites, Moses asked how to respond when the people ask "What is his name?" God instructed Moses to use the name _________?

Q: The biblical Hebrews spoke _________ languages.

Q: What is the word most commonly used in the Hebrew Scriptures to refer to "null gods" or "non-gods?"

Q: The one great theme that dominates the course of Jewish religion is the theme of _________.

Q: Zarathushtra is the__________. a. brother of Ahura Mazda b. brother of Ahura Mainyu c. prophet who founded the Zoroastrian religion d. wife of the prophet Zoroaster

Q: The Iranis dress their boys in clothes with three sacred __________, which represents good thoughts, words, and deeds. a. colors b. symbols c. threads d. words

Q: Zoroastrianism had a significant influence on other religions most particularly on __________. a. Mainya b. Mithra c. Moses d. Muhammad

Q: According to myth, when Zoroaster was a baby he was saved from harm when a. a cow straddled him from a stampede b. an evil spirit was destroyed by Ahura Mazda c. his family received a revelation of impending danger d. worshippers surrounded him

Q: At the end of the world, Zoroastrians believed a __________ would take place. a. final battle between good and evil b. great flood c. rebirth of the world d. resurrection and final judgment

Q: Zoroaster took great pains to purge all religious ceremonies and worship of __________. a. animal sacrifice b. fire ceremonies c. magic and idolatry d. purification rites

Q: The Gathas is essentially __________. a. a sacred text b. a set of prayers c. devotional hymns d. theological writings

Q: The __________ is the most commonly used symbol of Zoroastrianism. a. Faravahar b. Gathas c. Rig-Veda d. Vishtaspa

Q: Ahura Mazda is the __________ of Zoroastrianism. a. current leader b. first convert c. the one good God d. the embodiment of evil

Q: The fire worship of the ancient Iranians was practiced __________. a. at home b. in special temples c. on floating boughs in rivers and streams d. under the open sky

Q: __________ different purified fires must be combined to generate the most holy fires for the most sacred temples. a. Eleven b. Nineteen c. Sixteen d. Thirteen

Q: Currently, the two primary groups of practicing Zoroastrians are the __________ of Iran and the __________ of India. a. bahdinans; gabars b. gabars; bahdinans c. gabars; parsis d. zarathustras; parsis

Q: The monotheism of Zoroaster changed after his death and the followers began subscribing to the worship of a number of deities called __________. a. daevas b. rashnus c. Vedas d. yazatas

Q: The Zoroastrian scriptures are called the __________. a. Avestas b. Daena c. Kavis d. Vedas

Q: According to Zoroaster, souls face judgment after death at __________. a. the Bridge of the Righteous b. the Bridge of the Separator c. the Bridge of the river Kwai d. the gates of heaven

Q: Zoroaster believed that within each human soul there is a constant battle between _________. a. Asha and Mainya b. good and evil c. purification and purity d. yang and yin

Q: According to Zoroaster, the Supreme Being expresses his will through __________. a. archangels b. Druj c. nature d. Spentu Mainyu

Q: The name of the Supreme God of Zoroastrianism is ___________. a. Ahura Agni b. Ahura Mazda c. Ahura Mirtha d. Ahura Veda

Q: The religion Zoroaster taught was . a. animistic b. monotheistic c. pantheistic d. polytheistic

Q: The important ruler, Vishtaspa converted to Zoroastrianism after Zoroaster cured the ruler's favorite __________. a. consort b. cow c. horse d. wife

Q: The prophet Zarathustra is most often known as Zoroaster in __________. a. India b. Iran c. the middle east d. the West

Q: The conversion of this Aryan ruler by Zoroaster was an important turning point in the spread of the Zoroastrian faith. a. Hutaosa b. Isfendir c. Vishtaspa d. Zain

Q: At age thirty, Zoroaster received a vision from the archangel __________. a. Ahura Mazda b. Vohu Manah c. Gathas d. Hutaosa

Q: An increasingly burdensome practice of worship for settlers, compared to nomads was the __________. a. burning of some of the harvest yield b. consumption of psychedelic potions c. consuming the costly barsom plant d. sacrifice of animals

Q: The __________ was a bundle of boughs that was worshipped as supernatural and held before the face during the adoration of the sacred fire. a. asha b. barsom c. haoma d. yasht

Q: The __________, or towers of silence, provide the Parsis of India with an approved way of disposing of their dead without contaminating soil and water with spoiling flesh.

Q: The __________ Bridge spans hell and connects the earth with heaven.

Q: In later Zoroastrianism, a term for a unitary world principle (boundless Time or Space) from which both good and evil sprang was __________.

Q: The term __________ refers to the moral center of personality, the higher nature, specifically the seat of religion, the conscience.

Q: The opposition between __________ or Right and Truth, and __________, the Lie is a cornerstone of early Zoroastrianism.

Q: The one true god to Zoroaster was named __________.