Religious History QuizCheck your knowledge of Ancient Jewish History! These 10 questions are the first of what will be a series of quizzes at this site. Upcoming quizzes will be on The Times of Jesus, The Early Church, Medieval Christianity and the Rise of Islam, The Reformation and the Witch Craze, and Modern Christianity. For each question, click on the letter for the correct answer: 1. In the second millennium B.C. the ancient nation of Canaan was destroyed by:
B The Israelites under Moses C The Egyptians D The Philistines, the mortal enemies of Ancient Israel
B The Communion Sacrifice and the Holocaust C The ancient Hebrew language D All of the above
B Never practiced by the Israelites C Extensively practiced by the Canaanites D Only ever practiced by Pacific Islanders
B Slew Goliath and took Jerusalem for the Israelites C Had Bathsheba's husband killed so he could marry her himself D All of the above
B Created the seeds of a divided Israel by favoring Judah over the northern tribes C Never married D Extensively renovated the temple his father David built
B Sought to sing religious songs to their captors in the hope of converting them C Became the first prophets D Were led to repentance and greatness by the example of their king, Zedekiah
B An "underground" army leader who liberated her people from Babylon C King Xerxes Jewish queen who used her wiles and wisdom to save many Jews D All of the above
B To enable them to take Greek wives C So they wouldn't stand out when exercising nude at the gymnasium D Because regular bathing made it less necessary for hygenic reasons
B Accompanied by ritual prostitution in the temple precincts C Enforced by executing Jews who defied bans against keeping the Sabath D All of the above
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