Question 1

The second book of the Torah, Exodus, describes how David led the Israelites out of Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Zealots opposed the Roman authorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who liberated the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity in 539 BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus of Persia 
B)  Moses 
C)  King David 
D)  King Solomon 
E)  Alexander the Great 
A)  Cyrus of Persia 
B)  Moses 
C)  King David 
D)  King Solomon 
E)  Alexander the Great

Question 4

What is the name of the celebration of the Jewish New Year?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hanukkah 
B)  Rosh Hashanah 
C)  Yom Kippur 
D)  Yom HaShoah 
E)  Shavuot 
A)  Hanukkah 
B)  Rosh Hashanah 
C)  Yom Kippur 
D)  Yom HaShoah 
E)  Shavuot

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Reform Jews?

Accepted Answer

A)  They discourage interfaith dialogue. 
B)  They do not generally keep kosher dietary laws. 
C)  They believe that religious law is fixed and unchanging. 
D)  They view religion as irrelevant. 
E)  They forbid women to serve as rabbis. 
A)  They discourage interfaith dialogue. 
B)  They do not generally keep kosher dietary laws. 
C)  They believe that religious law is fixed and unchanging. 
D)  They view religion as irrelevant. 
E)  They forbid women to serve as rabbis.

Question 6

How did Judaism change between the Babylonian Exile and the rabbinic period that followed the destruction of the Second Temple?

Accepted Answer

In this essay, the student should provid

Question 7

During the ritual Passover meal, a text called the Mishnah is read aloud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What were the Nazi death camps?

Accepted Answer

The Nazi death camps were a series of co

Question 9

Who were the two major first-century Jewish groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Gnostics and Manichaeans 
B)  The Judeans and Israelites 
C)  The Sadducees and Pharisees 
D)  The Orthodox and Reform 
E)  The Sephardim and Ashkenazim 
A)  The Gnostics and Manichaeans 
B)  The Judeans and Israelites 
C)  The Sadducees and Pharisees 
D)  The Orthodox and Reform 
E)  The Sephardim and Ashkenazim

Question 10

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Samson Raphael Hirsch 
B)  Sabbatai Zvi 
C)  Theodor Herzl 
D)  The Baal Shem Tov 
E)  Moses Mendelssohn 
A)  Samson Raphael Hirsch 
B)  Sabbatai Zvi 
C)  Theodor Herzl 
D)  The Baal Shem Tov 
E)  Moses Mendelssohn

Question 11

Identify and briefly describe the three sections of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.

Accepted Answer

The three sections of the Hebrew Bible (

Question 12

The Hebrew Bible is also known as the Tanakh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the differences between life for Jews under Muslim rule and under Christian rule in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

Jewish culture blossomed under Muslim ru

Question 14

In modern synagogues, the Holy Ark (or Ark of the Covenant), where the Torah scrolls are kept, symbolizes what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The place where the wine and loaf of bread are kept 
B)  The place that stored the tablets given to Moses at Mount Sinai 
C)  The ark built by Noah to survive the flood 
D)  The place where the shekinah dwells 
E)  The place from which the rabbi's sermon is delivered 
A)  The place where the wine and loaf of bread are kept 
B)  The place that stored the tablets given to Moses at Mount Sinai 
C)  The ark built by Noah to survive the flood 
D)  The place where the shekinah dwells 
E)  The place from which the rabbi's sermon is delivered

Question 15

The Jewish Talmud consists of the Mishnah and the Gemarah.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the Hebrew term used to refer to the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baal Shem Tov 
B)  Shoah 
C)  Kaddish 
D)  Brit Milah 
E)  Chuppah 
A)  Baal Shem Tov 
B)  Shoah 
C)  Kaddish 
D)  Brit Milah 
E)  Chuppah

Question 17

How did Judaism change after the destruction of the Second Temple?

Accepted Answer

The rabbinic movement, which incorporate

Question 18

The Oral Torah was written down and codified by Rabbi Hillel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Ladino is a hybrid of the Spanish and Hebrew languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Maimonides produced the multi-volume code of Jewish law called Mishneh Torah.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The second book of the Torah, Exodus, describes how David led the Israelites out of Egypt.

The Zealots opposed the Roman authorities.

Who liberated the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity in 539 BCE?

What is the name of the celebration of the Jewish New Year?

Which of the following is true of Reform Jews?

How did Judaism change between the Babylonian Exile and the rabbinic period that followed the destruction of the Second Temple?

During the ritual Passover meal, a text called the Mishnah is read aloud.

What were the Nazi death camps?

Who were the two major first-century Jewish groups?

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

Identify and briefly describe the three sections of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.

The Hebrew Bible is also known as the Tanakh.

Discuss the differences between life for Jews under Muslim rule and under Christian rule in the Middle Ages.

In modern synagogues, the Holy Ark (or Ark of the Covenant), where the Torah scrolls are kept, symbolizes what?

The Jewish Talmud consists of the Mishnah and the Gemarah.

What is the Hebrew term used to refer to the Holocaust?

How did Judaism change after the destruction of the Second Temple?

The Oral Torah was written down and codified by Rabbi Hillel.

Ladino is a hybrid of the Spanish and Hebrew languages.

Maimonides produced the multi-volume code of Jewish law called Mishneh Torah.

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The second book of the Torah, Exodus, describes how David led the Israelites out of Egypt.

The Zealots opposed the Roman authorities.

Who liberated the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity in 539 BCE?

What is the name of the celebration of the Jewish New Year?

Which of the following is true of Reform Jews?

How did Judaism change between the Babylonian Exile and the rabbinic period that followed the destruction of the Second Temple?

During the ritual Passover meal, a text called the Mishnah is read aloud.

What were the Nazi death camps?

Who were the two major first-century Jewish groups?

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

Identify and briefly describe the three sections of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh.

The Hebrew Bible is also known as the Tanakh.

Discuss the differences between life for Jews under Muslim rule and under Christian rule in the Middle Ages.

In modern synagogues, the Holy Ark (or Ark of the Covenant), where the Torah scrolls are kept, symbolizes what?

The Jewish Talmud consists of the Mishnah and the Gemarah.

What is the Hebrew term used to refer to the Holocaust?

How did Judaism change after the destruction of the Second Temple?

The Oral Torah was written down and codified by Rabbi Hillel.

Ladino is a hybrid of the Spanish and Hebrew languages.

Maimonides produced the multi-volume code of Jewish law called Mishneh Torah.

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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