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The theology of Judaism most differed from other early religions due to its belief in ________.

  1. Monotheism

  2. Gnosticism

  3. Nihilism

  4. Divine right of monarchs

  5. Religious rites and rituals


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monotheism is belief in a single god. This is different from polytheism, which is belief in multiple gods. Three of the most well-known monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. As far as number of followers, Judaism doesn't even make the top ten religions. Jews make up a majority of the population in only one country i.e. Israel. A central religious belief of Judaism is the covenant, a special relationship with the one and only God, by which the Jews became God's chosen people

Which of the following is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism? 

  1. The belief in one God.

  2. The belief in an ancestral lineage dating back to Abraham.

  3. The belief in the sacred importance of the Temple in Jerusalem.

  4. The belief that God granted the land of Israel to the Jews.

  5. The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E. is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism.

The Maccabean or Hasomonean Revolt was a movement of Jews against which of the following civilization?

  1. The Romans

  2. The Greeks

  3. The Persians

  4. The Egyptians

  5. The Assyrians


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Maccabean Revolt was a Jewish rebellion, lasting from 167 to 160 BC, led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and the Hellenistic influence on Jewish life.

The dispersal of Jews from their homeland after the Babylonian and Roman sacks of Jerusulem became known as _______________.

  1. The Removal

  2. The Journey

  3. The "time of sorrow"

  4. The Diaspora

  5. The Submission


Correct Option: A

Jews argue that an agreement between God and the "people of Israel" guaranteed Judeans success and a country of their own in return for obedience to God.


This type of promise is also known as ________________.

  1. A covenant

  2. A stipulation

  3. A treaty

  4. A compromise

  5. A negotiation


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes Jews within the Persian Empire?

  1. They assimilated into the local culture of Babylon

  2. The Diaspora resulted in all Jews leaving Babylon

  3. Jews believed they had a covenant with God

  4. They continuously fought for the right to return to Jerusalem

  5. Jews were willing to rebuild their temple in Babylon


Correct Option: A

In 587 B.C.E., the Neo-Babylonians conquered Judea and deported the Judeans to Babylonia.
The state of being barred from one's native country is known as ____________.

  1. Asylum

  2. Exile

  3. Excommunication

  4. Eviction

  5. Outlawed


Correct Option: A