Day Of Simon

Question 1

VOCABULARY

To defeat an enemy in a
battle.

Answer 1

Victory

Question 2

VOCABULARY

To surround a place with
an army to capture it.

Answer 2

Besiege

Question 3

VOCABULARY

Carefully selected;
CHOSEN.

Answer 3

Elected

Question 4

VOCABULARY

A person held captive
until the promise of
another is fulfilled

Answer 4

Hostage

Question 5

FIND THE PICTURE

Find the picture that shows the remembrance of the great acts of Simon.

Question 6

FIND THE PICTURE

Find the picture that shows when we celebrate the Day of Simon.

Question 7

FIND THE PICTURE

Find the picture that shows what happened at the Tower of Jerusalem.

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE

We celebrated the victory of the Tower of Jerusalem with fig leaves, songs, and instruments.

Answer 8

FALSE

We celebrated with palm leaves, songs, and instruments.

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE

Simon won the battle by starving out the heathen and not allowing food to go in or out of the city.

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE

One of the acts of Simon was that he wrote to king Demetrius and got the burden of taxes lifted off of Israel.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

TRUE OR FALSE

We can read about why we celebrate this feast, in 2 Maccabees chapter 13.

Answer 11

FALSE

1 Maccabees 13:52

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE

The word ‘Besiege’ means to surround a place with an army to capture it.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

FILL IN THE BLANKS

“Simon took the bones of his brother ____________ and buried him in a ____________ at Modin.”

Answer 13

JOHNATHAN

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