Chapter 4 Self Quiz

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. The Sadducees looked forward to the resurrection of the dead.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Pharisees did not have significant political clout.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Most ancient Jews were not a member of any particular sect.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. "Diaspora" means:

Palestine correct incorrect

The spread of Greek culture correct incorrect

Dispersion correct incorrect

Law correct incorrect

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. "Torah" means:

Guidance correct incorrect

"Bible" in Greek correct incorrect

Judaism correct incorrect

Dispersion correct incorrect

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. The Pentateuch is:

The first five books of the Bible correct incorrect

The dispersion of Jews correct incorrect

An early sect of Judaism correct incorrect

A household god correct incorrect

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. Who was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies?

Essenes correct incorrect

Josephus correct incorrect

Jesus correct incorrect

The high priest correct incorrect

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. The Jewish response to Antiochus Epiphanes' actions was:

A silent protest correct incorrect

The Maccabean revolt correct incorrect

Disregard for his laws correct incorrect

Acceptance of his regulations correct incorrect

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. The Maccabean revolt began around the year:

167 B.C.E. correct incorrect

167 C.E. correct incorrect

586 B.C.E. correct incorrect

721 B.C.E. correct incorrect

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. The sect of Judaism that wielded the most political power at the time of Jesus was the:

Pharisees correct incorrect

Sadducees correct incorrect

Essenes correct incorrect

Zealots correct incorrect

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. How did the ancient Jews feel about keeping the Law embodied in the Torah?

They considered it a great joy. correct incorrect

They considered it harsh and difficult. correct incorrect

They considered it complicated and confusing. correct incorrect

They considered it so onerous that few of them actually tried. correct incorrect

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. Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls so valuable?

Because they are nearly a thousand years older than the oldest copies of the Hebrew Scriptures that we previously had correct incorrect

Because they constitute proof that the other Scriptures are inauthentic correct incorrect

Because they discredit the idea that Jesus was the messiah correct incorrect

Because they were written on platinum correct incorrect

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. An alternative place of worship (to the Temple in Jerusalem) where Jews came together in the community to discuss the sacred traditions of the Torah was called a(n):

Ashram correct incorrect

Congregation correct incorrect

Synagogue correct incorrect

Church correct incorrect