KS3 judaism - the beliefs and ideals of Jewish people

Religious Education Quiz - Judaism 01 (Questions)

This KS3 RE quiz takes a look at Judaism. Judaism is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people. Judaism has nearly 14 million adherents in the world and is one of the world's oldest religions. According to the 2011 Census of England and Wales, 263,000 people identified as Jewish, with 6,000 adherents recorded in the Census of the same year for Scotland.

Judaism is a monotheistic religion which originated in the geographical region where the modern state of Israel and the Palestinian territories are located. It is the oldest of the three "Abrahamic" faiths, each of which traces its history back to the figure of Abraham, with whom God made a covenant, according to the Bible. Jewish scripture is known as Torah, which can mean the first five books of Moses, but also the Bible as a whole (the Written Torah), or the entire body of Jewish teachings. The Torah is written on scrolls of parchment and is kept in the "ark" in Synagogues. These scrolls are treated with great reverence when read during services.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are members of a group of faiths known as the ...... faiths.

[ ]	Abrahamic
[ ]	Joshuanic
[ ]	Mosianic
[ ]	Samsonic

The most important text of the Jewish people is .....

[ ]	The Avesta
[ ]	The Holy Bible
[ ]	The Torah
[ ]	The Vedas

The "Ten Commandments", as they are known to Christians, are .... in Judaism?

[ ]	The Ten Announcemnts
[ ]	The Ten Declarations
[ ]	The Ten Proclamations
[ ]	The Ten Statements

In Judaism, the escape from Egypt is remembered every year in which festival?

[ ]	Hanukkah
[ ]	Passover
[ ]	Rosh Hashanah
[ ]	Shavuot

What is meant by "Covenant"?

[ ]	Acquaintance
[ ]	Action plan
[ ]	Afterlife
[ ]	Agreement

The Jewish place of worship is a .....

[ ]	Madir
[ ]	Mosque
[ ]	Synagogue
[ ]	Church

The Jewish Sabbath begins at nightfall on which day of the week?

[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday
[ ]	Sunday

Just before and during the Second World War, nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered in an attempt to destroy Judaism. What is the name given to this slaughter?

[ ]	The Pogroms
[ ]	The Holocaust
[ ]	The Purges
[ ]	The Massacre

Orthodox Jewish men cover their heads by wearing a skullcap known in Hebrew as a .....

[ ]	Gibus
[ ]	Kippah
[ ]	Kulah
[ ]	Montero

10.

The most sacred and solemn day of the Jewish year brings the Days of Repentance to a close. What is the name given to it?

[ ]	Bodhi Day
[ ]	Holi
[ ]	Vaisakhi
[ ]	Yom Kippur

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Judaism

Religious Education Quiz - Judaism 01 (Answers)

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are members of a group of faiths known as the ...... faiths.

[x]	Abrahamic
[ ]	Joshuanic
[ ]	Mosianic
[ ]	Samsonic

These three religions trace their origins to Abraham

The most important text of the Jewish people is .....

[ ]	The Avesta
[ ]	The Holy Bible
[x]	The Torah
[ ]	The Vedas

The Avesta is Zoroastrian, the Holy Bible is Christian and the Vedas are Hindu

The "Ten Commandments", as they are known to Christians, are .... in Judaism?

[ ]	The Ten Announcemnts
[ ]	The Ten Declarations
[ ]	The Ten Proclamations
[x]	The Ten Statements

The "ten statements" are believed to encompass all God's commandments

In Judaism, the escape from Egypt is remembered every year in which festival?

[ ]	Hanukkah
[x]	Passover
[ ]	Rosh Hashanah
[ ]	Shavuot

Hanukkah is the festival of rededication, Rosh Hashanah is a solemn observance of the New Year and Shavuot is the Festival of "Weeks" that marks the start of the wheat harvest

What is meant by "Covenant"?

[ ]	Acquaintance
[ ]	Action plan
[ ]	Afterlife
[x]	Agreement

Judaism teaches that God made a covenant with his people, beginning with Abraham. A covenant is a binding agreement

The Jewish place of worship is a .....

[ ]	Madir
[ ]	Mosque
[x]	Synagogue
[ ]	Church

The word Synagogue is actually the Greek term for a Jewish place of worship; other words such as shul and "temple" are also used

The Jewish Sabbath begins at nightfall on which day of the week?

[ ]	Thursday
[x]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday
[ ]	Sunday

The day is also known as "Shabbat"

Just before and during the Second World War, nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered in an attempt to destroy Judaism. What is the name given to this slaughter?

[ ]	The Pogroms
[x]	The Holocaust
[ ]	The Purges
[ ]	The Massacre

The Holocaust took place under the German Nazi regime during the Second World War, although several other countries collaborated with Nazi orders

Orthodox Jewish men cover their heads by wearing a skullcap known in Hebrew as a .....

[ ]	Gibus
[x]	Kippah
[ ]	Kulah
[ ]	Montero

In Yiddish it is known as a yarmulke

10.

The most sacred and solemn day of the Jewish year brings the Days of Repentance to a close. What is the name given to it?

[ ]	Bodhi Day
[ ]	Holi
[ ]	Vaisakhi
[x]	Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement