Question 1

The earliest figure in the Hebrew Bible for whom we may have archaeological evidence is Moses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What does the word "Sabbath" mean in Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Holy day" 
B)  "Council" 
C)  "Seventh day" 
D)  "Prayer" 
E)  "Rest" 
A)  "Holy day" 
B)  "Council" 
C)  "Seventh day" 
D)  "Prayer" 
E)  "Rest"

Question 3

What is the acronym for the Hebrew Bible based on the first Hebrew letters of the three main sections?

Accepted Answer

A)  MisNaH 
B)  GeMaRah 
C)  ZoPhaR 
D)  TaNaKh 
E)  MoSeS 
A)  MisNaH 
B)  GeMaRah 
C)  ZoPhaR 
D)  TaNaKh 
E)  MoSeS

Question 4

What is the Hebrew word for "commandment"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Halakhah 
B)  Aggadah 
C)  Mitzvah 
D)  Sephirah 
E)  Torah 
A)  Halakhah 
B)  Aggadah 
C)  Mitzvah 
D)  Sephirah 
E)  Torah

Question 5

The Sadducees usually came from the lower classes of the Jewish people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Babylonian Exile marks the beginning of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reciting of Psalms of lament 
B)  Jewish Diaspora 
C)  Israelite self-rule 
D)  The Hellenization of Judaism 
E)  Syncretism between Babylonian and Israelite religions 
A)  Reciting of Psalms of lament 
B)  Jewish Diaspora 
C)  Israelite self-rule 
D)  The Hellenization of Judaism 
E)  Syncretism between Babylonian and Israelite religions

Question 7

In Judaism, what prayer is recited by the children of the deceased after his or her burial?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mezuzah 
B)  The Ketubah 
C)  The Shema 
D)  The Kaddish 
E)  The seder 
A)  The mezuzah 
B)  The Ketubah 
C)  The Shema 
D)  The Kaddish 
E)  The seder

Question 8

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and usually falls in September or October.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Hebrew, the Nazi program of genocide is known as the Shoah.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What does the word "rabbi" mean in Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  "God" 
B)  "Master" 
C)  "Teacher" 
D)  "Learner" 
E)  "Priest" 
A)  "God" 
B)  "Master" 
C)  "Teacher" 
D)  "Learner" 
E)  "Priest"

Question 11

Zionism was the movement which sought to return Jews to the ancient land of Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to rabbinic tradition, the Oral Torah originated with whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pharisees 
B)  Abraham 
C)  Early Christians 
D)  King Solomon 
E)  Moses 
A)  The Pharisees 
B)  Abraham 
C)  Early Christians 
D)  King Solomon 
E)  Moses

Question 13

The Hebrew Bible makes no reference to Lesbianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Jews that remained in the region of the Middle East came to be known as Mizrahim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a modern branch of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstructionist 
B)  Reform 
C)  Pharisaic 
D)  Orthodox 
E)  Conservative 
A)  Reconstructionist 
B)  Reform 
C)  Pharisaic 
D)  Orthodox 
E)  Conservative

Question 16

What act on 15 September 1935 resulted in the revoking of Jews' German citizenship and the deprival of their legal and economic rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  The publication of Mein Kampf 
B)  The beginning of the Second World War 
C)  The passage of the Nuremberg Laws 
D)  Kristallnacht 
E)  The Final Solution 
A)  The publication of Mein Kampf 
B)  The beginning of the Second World War 
C)  The passage of the Nuremberg Laws 
D)  Kristallnacht 
E)  The Final Solution

The earliest figure in the Hebrew Bible for whom we may have archaeological evidence is Moses.

What does the word "Sabbath" mean in Judaism?

What is the acronym for the Hebrew Bible based on the first Hebrew letters of the three main sections?

What is the Hebrew word for "commandment"?

The Sadducees usually came from the lower classes of the Jewish people.

The Babylonian Exile marks the beginning of which of the following?

In Judaism, what prayer is recited by the children of the deceased after his or her burial?

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and usually falls in September or October.

In Hebrew, the Nazi program of genocide is known as the Shoah.

What does the word "rabbi" mean in Judaism?

Zionism was the movement which sought to return Jews to the ancient land of Israel.

According to rabbinic tradition, the Oral Torah originated with whom?

The Hebrew Bible makes no reference to Lesbianism.

Jews that remained in the region of the Middle East came to be known as Mizrahim.

Which of the following is NOT a modern branch of Judaism?

What act on 15 September 1935 resulted in the revoking of Jews' German citizenship and the deprival of their legal and economic rights?

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The earliest figure in the Hebrew Bible for whom we may have archaeological evidence is Moses.

What does the word "Sabbath" mean in Judaism?

What is the acronym for the Hebrew Bible based on the first Hebrew letters of the three main sections?

What is the Hebrew word for "commandment"?

The Sadducees usually came from the lower classes of the Jewish people.

The Babylonian Exile marks the beginning of which of the following?

In Judaism, what prayer is recited by the children of the deceased after his or her burial?

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and usually falls in September or October.

In Hebrew, the Nazi program of genocide is known as the Shoah.

What does the word "rabbi" mean in Judaism?

Zionism was the movement which sought to return Jews to the ancient land of Israel.

According to rabbinic tradition, the Oral Torah originated with whom?

The Hebrew Bible makes no reference to Lesbianism.

Jews that remained in the region of the Middle East came to be known as Mizrahim.

Which of the following is NOT a modern branch of Judaism?

What act on 15 September 1935 resulted in the revoking of Jews' German citizenship and the deprival of their legal and economic rights?

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