PAGADIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE (PJC), INC.

Balangasan District, Pagadian City

SENIOR HIGH DEPARTMENT

Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

I. Identification
Instruction: Identify the correct answer described by the statement.
_________1. The term comes from Yehudah or Judah, which refers to the Southern Kingdom of Israel.
_________2. The name of God as it is revealed to Moses.
_________3. This is one of the greatest feasts of the Jews celebrated annually and characterized by a
week-long festival of the Jews, whose highlight is a memorial meal, where they eat symbolic
foods, such as unleavened bread, lamb, and a salad of nuts and fruits.
_________4. The first book of the Hebrew Bible, which literally means “origin”
_________5. One who was called by God to communicate His word to the king and to the people
_________6. This type of Judaism defines the Jew as being born of a Jewish mother.
_________7. This contains the early history of Judaism, as well as the law and teaching believed to be
“handed down” to Moses by Yahweh or God Himself.
_________8. He was the President of the Philippines, who welcomed Jews Fleeing from the German
holocaust during the WWII.
_________9. The branch of Judaism which that aims to modernize Judaism by rejecting practices that
seem outdated.
_________10. This refers to the person who is authorized to slaughter an animal in accordance with
kosher.
_________11. A Jewish name which that literally means “breath” or “that which is just passing.”
_________12. The branch of Judaism that tries to observe the traditional practices and beliefs of biblical
Judaism.
_________13. This is a very important language for the jews, since it is the official language of Israel, and
since it is used as their liturgical language in synagogues.
_________14. This refers to the descendants of the Hebrews, which originated from Abraham, Jacob, and
the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel.
_________15. This means “ritually correct” and particularly refers to the jewish food preparation and
consumption.
_________16. The last three books of the torah
_________17. This refers to the descendants of the Hebrews bible of 24 books, divided into the teaching
or law, prophets and the writings
_________18. The extermination of 6 million jews, not counting the women and children
_________19. This is the primary food ingested during the Passover; it is also known as the unleavened
bread.
_________20. This refers to the people who accepted Yahweh as their God, and much of their history is
written in the Tanakh of Judaism or the old testament of the Christian bible
_________21. The rest day and sacred day of the jewish week that begins Friday evening and ends the
following day.
_________22. This is the paschal meal shared by the family on the eve of the first day of the Passover
_________23. The savior to come
_________24. The three monotheistic religion of the world.

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