Israel Book Quiz

1. What kind of government does Israel have?

A. theocracy C. totalitarian

B. democracy D. socialist

2. True or False: All people of Israel – Jews, Christians, Muslims, & Secular – have the

rights to free expression, vote, and own property.

3. Which of the following groups never ruled Israel.

A. Romans C. Arabs

B. Africans D. Turks

4. Who founded modern Zionism?

A. Ariel Sharon C. Theodor Herzl

B. Yitzhak Rabin D. David Ben-Gurion

5. What year did the UN vote to establish a Jewish State in Palestine?

A. 1897 C. 1947

B. 1944 D. 1952

6. What year did Israel declare its independence?

A. 1897 C. 1945

B. 1930 D. 1948

7. Israel is about the size of which state?

A. California C. Texas

B. New Jersey D. Rhode Island

8. Which city is the capital of Israel?

A. Galilee C. Jerusalem

B. Bethlehem D. Nazareth

9. True or False: The major religions in Israel are Judaism, Islam, & Christianity.

10. Which of the following are the official languages of Israel (choose all that apply)?

A. English C. Hebrew

B. Arabic D. Russian

11. Which of the following are the qualifications for voting (choose all that apply)?

A. Male C. Jewish

B. 18 years old D. Member of the Likud party

12. True or False: At age 18, every Israeli must serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

13. True or False: The constant need for military readiness DOES NOT directly impact

every Israeli.

Put the following events in the correct order 14-20:

A. Crusades D. Yom Kippur War AB. Israel declares independence

B. The 1st Intifada E. Jews settle in Israel AC. Six Day War

C. Destruction of the Second Temple

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21. True or False: Jerusalem is the most sacred city to Muslims.

22. True or False: In 1892 the Spanish monarchs Isabella & Ferdinand forced the Jews to

covert or be killed.

23. The condition of being dispersed and forced to live outside of the Land of Israel is

know to Jews as

A. Intifada C. Pogrom

B. Zionism D. Diaspora

24. Officially sanctioned massacres of Jews in Eastern Europe.

A. Intifada C. Pogrom

B. Zionism D. Diaspora

25. How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?

A. 10 million B. 600,000

B. 6 million C. 1.5 million

26. The ground-breaking declaration of the Second Vatican Council that reaffirmed the

Jewish roots of Christianity and rejected Anti-Semitism

A. Zionism C. Nostra Aetate

B. Balfour Declaration D. Second Aliyah