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This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 Abraham originally migrated from which of the following cities?
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Which is the most likely date for the Exodus out of Egypt (within a century or so)?
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Which of the following characterizations best describes Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Which of the following built the first temple?
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 When was the first temple destroyed?
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Which of the following grew out of the massive displacements of the Jews after the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians?
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Which of the following specifically refers to a compilation of stories filling in the gaps of the oral law?
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Who was the Selucid ruler who desecrated the temple in 168 B.C.E.?
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 What is the literal translation of the word "Messiah"?
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 What was Philo of Alexandria’s methodology for interpreting scripture?
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 Which of the following traditions is most influenced by kabbala?
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 Which of the following is defined by its advocacy for a homeland for the Jewish people?
 
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