Hebrew Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

The Hebrews created a new form of religious belief, a monotheism based on the worship of a god they called ___.

A

Yaweh

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2
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The religious ideas of the Hebrew people were written down in what became the Hebrew Bible - later Christians would call this collection of books the

A

Old Testament

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3
Q

In class we noted that I Samuel tells the story of the demand by the Hebrews that they be ruled by a ___ instead of Samuel.

A

King

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4
Q

The textbook defines the Jewish concept of the Covenant as a formal ___ between Yahweh and the Jewish people.

A

agreement

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5
Q

In 587 BCE Judah was crushed by the Babylonians and many Hebrews were sent in an exile that became known as the Babylonian ___

A

captivity

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6
Q

In 550 BCE Cyrus the Great was King of the ___ and his empire was centered in modern day Iran

A

Persians

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7
Q

The film we watched to learn about Hebrew history uses the Documentary ___ to explain how the Hebrews developed and recorded their history.

A

Hypothesis

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8
Q

The film we watched suggests that the story of ___ illustrates key features of Judaism, such as turning away from idolatry and the notion that we are all brothers and sisters.

A

Abraham

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9
Q

While living in exile the Hebrews were on the verge of extinction, so they concluded that they must have done something ____.

A

wrong

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10
Q

The Ten Commandments are significant in that they shift the emphasis from making sacrifices to please the gods to how it is that we are to treat other ___

A

people

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11
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___ is the Hebrew leader who is credited with leading the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery

A

Moses

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12
Q

The story of the affair between David and Bathsheba teaches the Hebrew lesson that no individual is above the ___

A

law

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