Question 1

What was the result of the Bar Kochba revolt in 132-135 CE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It temporarily restored the kingdom of Judah. 
B)  It failed miserably. 
C)  It led to Jews' civil rights in Judea. 
D)  It led to the creation of the state of Israel. 
E)  It allowed Jews to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. 
A)  It temporarily restored the kingdom of Judah. 
B)  It failed miserably. 
C)  It led to Jews' civil rights in Judea. 
D)  It led to the creation of the state of Israel. 
E)  It allowed Jews to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. B

Question 2

Purim is a major Jewish holiday usually celebrated in early May.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The Essenes are generally believed to have been the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

After the Bar Kochba revolt, where were Judaism's two main rabbinic centres?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesopotamia and Greece 
B)  Rome and Palestine 
C)  Babylonia and Mesopotamia 
D)  Palestine and Babylonia 
E)  Greece and Palestine 
A)  Mesopotamia and Greece 
B)  Rome and Palestine 
C)  Babylonia and Mesopotamia 
D)  Palestine and Babylonia 
E)  Greece and Palestine

Question 5

Medieval Jewish thought was deeply influenced by Islamic thought and theology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Kabbalah, what term refers to the ten aspects or emanations of God's power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sefirot 
B)  Zaddik 
C)  Zohar 
D)  Logos 
E)  Mitzvoth 
A)  Sefirot 
B)  Zaddik 
C)  Zohar 
D)  Logos 
E)  Mitzvoth

Question 7

In Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, when is a child considered Jewish?

Accepted Answer

A)  If either parent is Jewish, as long as the child is raised as a Jew and adopts a Jewish identity. 
B)  If born of a Jewish father 
C)  If born inside a Jewish home 
D)  If born of both a Jewish mother and a Jewish father 
E)  If born of a Jewish mother 
A)  If either parent is Jewish, as long as the child is raised as a Jew and adopts a Jewish identity. 
B)  If born of a Jewish father 
C)  If born inside a Jewish home 
D)  If born of both a Jewish mother and a Jewish father 
E)  If born of a Jewish mother

Question 8

What ritual happens at the conclusion of Jewish weddings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The breaking of the glass 
B)  The blowing of the shofar 
C)  The spraying of confetti 
D)  The couple singing a Psalm together 
E)  Two minutes of silence 
A)  The breaking of the glass 
B)  The blowing of the shofar 
C)  The spraying of confetti 
D)  The couple singing a Psalm together 
E)  Two minutes of silence

Question 9

Most scholars understand the Israelite acquisition of Canaan, as described in Joshua, to have been accomplished through which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military conquest rather than settlement 
B)  Agrarian land reform and redistribution 
C)  A combination of both military conquest and settlement 
D)  Settlement rather than military conquest 
E)  Exchange of slaves with the locals 
A)  Military conquest rather than settlement 
B)  Agrarian land reform and redistribution 
C)  A combination of both military conquest and settlement 
D)  Settlement rather than military conquest 
E)  Exchange of slaves with the locals

Question 10

The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible traces Israelite ancestry back to a single patriarch, Abraham, a descendant of Noah through his son Shem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In rabbinic literature, what is Aggadah?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holy things 
B)  Legal material 
C)  Procedures 
D)  Oral Torah 
E)  Narrative material 
A)  Holy things 
B)  Legal material 
C)  Procedures 
D)  Oral Torah 
E)  Narrative material

Question 12

How did rabbinic Halakhah treat the status of women?

Accepted Answer

A)  As having an equal but different role than men 
B)  As having an equal role to men in the areas of judicial, religious, sexual, and economic matters 
C)  As capable of holding office only in religious and judicial spheres 
D)  As subordinate to men 
E)  As wiser than men in spiritual matters 
A)  As having an equal but different role than men 
B)  As having an equal role to men in the areas of judicial, religious, sexual, and economic matters 
C)  As capable of holding office only in religious and judicial spheres 
D)  As subordinate to men 
E)  As wiser than men in spiritual matters

Question 13

How did the rise of Christianity affect Judaism?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, the student should note t

Question 14

What does the Jewish festival of Passover commemorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The six days of creation 
B)  The liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt 
C)  The passage of a boy into adulthood 
D)  The first Torah translation 
E)  The victory of the Maccabees 
A)  The six days of creation 
B)  The liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt 
C)  The passage of a boy into adulthood 
D)  The first Torah translation 
E)  The victory of the Maccabees

Question 15

What are the origins of the terms Israel, Hebrew, Jew and Semitic?

Accepted Answer

The first reference to the Israelites ou

Question 16

Prior to Hellenization, how does the Jewish tradition understand the notion of a messiah?

Accepted Answer

The Hebrew term mashiach, from which the

Question 17

The Babylonians destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Kabbalah scholar Isaac Luria, Jews can assist with tikkun olam, which is what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation rituals 
B)  A form of meditation 
C)  The process of restoring the world 
D)  Acts of piety 
E)  The process of contracting the universe 
A)  Initiation rituals 
B)  A form of meditation 
C)  The process of restoring the world 
D)  Acts of piety 
E)  The process of contracting the universe

Question 19

Tzaddik is a title of a Reform Jewish leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What did Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Literal interpretation of the Torah 
B)  Rational philosophy 
C)  Mysticism 
D)  Secularism 
E)  A return to the Holy Land 
A)  Literal interpretation of the Torah 
B)  Rational philosophy 
C)  Mysticism 
D)  Secularism 
E)  A return to the Holy Land

What was the result of the Bar Kochba revolt in 132-135 CE?

Purim is a major Jewish holiday usually celebrated in early May.

The Essenes are generally believed to have been the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

After the Bar Kochba revolt, where were Judaism's two main rabbinic centres?

Medieval Jewish thought was deeply influenced by Islamic thought and theology.

In Kabbalah, what term refers to the ten aspects or emanations of God's power?

In Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, when is a child considered Jewish?

What ritual happens at the conclusion of Jewish weddings?

Most scholars understand the Israelite acquisition of Canaan, as described in Joshua, to have been accomplished through which of the following?

The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible traces Israelite ancestry back to a single patriarch, Abraham, a descendant of Noah through his son Shem.

In rabbinic literature, what is Aggadah?

How did rabbinic Halakhah treat the status of women?

How did the rise of Christianity affect Judaism?

What does the Jewish festival of Passover commemorate?

What are the origins of the terms Israel, Hebrew, Jew and Semitic?

Prior to Hellenization, how does the Jewish tradition understand the notion of a messiah?

The Babylonians destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE.

According to Kabbalah scholar Isaac Luria, Jews can assist with tikkun olam, which is what?

Tzaddik is a title of a Reform Jewish leader.

What did Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides emphasize?

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What was the result of the Bar Kochba revolt in 132-135 CE?

Purim is a major Jewish holiday usually celebrated in early May.

The Essenes are generally believed to have been the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

After the Bar Kochba revolt, where were Judaism's two main rabbinic centres?

Medieval Jewish thought was deeply influenced by Islamic thought and theology.

In Kabbalah, what term refers to the ten aspects or emanations of God's power?

In Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism, when is a child considered Jewish?

What ritual happens at the conclusion of Jewish weddings?

Most scholars understand the Israelite acquisition of Canaan, as described in Joshua, to have been accomplished through which of the following?

The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible traces Israelite ancestry back to a single patriarch, Abraham, a descendant of Noah through his son Shem.

In rabbinic literature, what is Aggadah?

How did rabbinic Halakhah treat the status of women?

How did the rise of Christianity affect Judaism?

What does the Jewish festival of Passover commemorate?

What are the origins of the terms Israel, Hebrew, Jew and Semitic?

Prior to Hellenization, how does the Jewish tradition understand the notion of a messiah?

The Babylonians destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE.

According to Kabbalah scholar Isaac Luria, Jews can assist with tikkun olam, which is what?

Tzaddik is a title of a Reform Jewish leader.

What did Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides emphasize?

About Religion

Indigenous Traditions

Religions of Late Antiquity

Christian Traditions

Muslim Traditions

Hindu Traditions

Sikh Traditions

Jaina Traditions

Buddhist Traditions

Chinese and Korean Traditions

Japanese Traditions

New Religions and Movements

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