Directions: What do you know about Hanukkah? Use the information you find at the Web site provided below to answer the questions on this page. Read each question. Fill in the circle next to each correct answer.

Web Resource: Hanukkah
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.history...

1. What does the word Hanukkah mean in Hebrew?
       0  eight days
       0  holy oil
       0  dedication

2. What event does Hanukkah commemorate?
       0  Jewish victory over Hellenist Syrians in 165 BC
       0  rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
       0  the miracle of the menorah

3. How long did the war between the Jews and Hellenist Syrians last?
       0  165 years
       0  three years
       0  eight years

4. Why does Hanukkah last for eight days?
       0  The menorah in the Temple in Jerusalem burned for eight days.
       0  The war between the Jews and Hellenist Syrians lasted for eight years.
       0  Mattathias had eight sons.

5. What game did Jews play during the rule of Antiochus to fool the Greek soldiers?
       0  hide-and-seek
       0  marbles
       0  the dreidel game

If you want to know more about Hanukkah, go to Chanukah On the Net: The Dreidel at http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/dreidel.html. Make a dreidel and play the game with your friends.