Assignment:
Question 1 Which of the following animals would not be considered kosher under Jewish law?
a. Pigs
b. Rabbits
c. Shellfish
d. All of the above
Question 2 Which cultural phenomenon broke the relatively unified interpretation of Jewish doctrine and practice and led to the development of three major Jewish denominations?
a. The Protestant Reformation
b.The Crusades
c. The spread of Enlightenment ideas
d. The persecution of Jews in Spain
Question 3 Which of the following Jewish holy days marks the beginning of a new year?
a. Rosh Hashanah
b. Sukkoth
c. Purim
d. Shavuot
Question 4 _________ Jews believe that the ultimate goal of religious practice is to achieve a personal, spiritual unification with God.
a. Reconstructionist
b. Hasidic
c. Orthodox
d. Conservative
Question 5 Which historical event signaled the end of the Sadducees and of Judaism's priestly traditions?
a. The destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE
b. The creation of the First Temple by Solomon
c. The rise of Hellenic Jews
d. The rise of the Maccabees
Question 6 The adherents of ____________ are intent on retaining the ancient customs and legalistic doctrines of traditional Judaism.
a. Reform Judaism
b. Orthodox Judaism
c. Hasidism
d. Reconstructionist Judaism
Question 7 The story of the Jewish tribes leaving Egypt and settling in Canaan is chronicled in which book?
a. Exodus
b. Genesis
c. Leviticus
d. Deuteronomy
Question 8 The two sets of Gemara were drawn from which two Jewish communities?
a. Palestine and Persia
b. Palestine and Babylonia
c. Babylonia and AssyriadBa
d. bylonia and Spain
Question 9 Based on the traditional definition, one is considered a Jew if one is ____________.
a. baptized
b. circumcised
c. born to a Jewish mother
d. born to a Jewish father
Question 10 Neviim and Ketuvim are part of the ___________ of Jewish sacred literature.
a. oral law
b. written law
c. priestly code
d. ritual code
Question 11 The ________ books of the Ketuvim consist of liturgical poetry, secular love poetry, wisdom literature, history, apocalyptic literature, a short story, and a romantic tale.
a-eight
b-nine
c-ten
d-eleven
Question 12 Which Jewish patriarch was the father of the ten tribal leaders?
a-Abraham
b-Isaac
c-Jacob
d-Moses
Question 13 Today, the majority of Jews live in ___________ and ___________.
a. the United States, Israel
b. Europe, Israel
c. the United States, Europe
d. Asia, Europe
Question 14 Which of the following post-biblical rulers of Palestine was Jewish?
a. the Mamluks
b. the Hasmonean Dynasty
c. the Roman Empire
d. the Ottoman Empire
Question 15 Because it is forbidden to speak the name of the Jewish god, he is referred to as _________ during prayer or when scripture is read aloud.
a. Elijah
b. Allah
c. YHWH
d. Adonai
Question 16 In the Torah, the book of __________ is primarily concerned with describing priestly duties and proper ritual practice.
a. Vayikra (Leviticus)
b. Shemot (Exodus)
c. Bamidbar (Numbers)
d. Devarim (Deuteronomy)
Question 17 Which of the following books is not one of the Former Prophets?
a. Judges
b. Samuel
c. Joshua
d. Ezekiel
Question 18 The Biblical agreement between the chosen Jewish people and God is called a _________.
a. contract
b. covenant
c. accord
d. concord
Question 19 The combined collection of the Mishna and the Gemara forms the __________.
a. Talmud
b. Torah
c. written law
d. oral law
Question 20 The tribes of Israel were united under _________ and the First Temple was completed during the reign of _________.
a. Saul, David
b. David, Saul
c. David, Solomon
d. Solomon, David
Question 21 Yiddish is ______________.
a. combination of Aramaic and biblical Hebrew
b. combination of Arabic and biblical Hebrew
c. combination of medieval German and biblical Hebrew.
d. combination of Moorish Spanish and biblical Hebrew
Question 22 Which of the following statements best expresses the Jewish belief regarding the Messiah?
a. They do not believe in the existence or arrival of a messiah.
b. They still hope for the messiah to come and re-establish the kingdom of Israel.
c. They believe that the messiah has already come.
d. None of the above
Question 23. Which of the following Jewish denominations is a uniquely American movement and does not accept the Torah as divinely inspired?
a. Reform Judaism
b. Orthodox Judaism
c. Reconstructionist Judaism
d. None of the above
Question 24 Which of the following is one of the Ten Commandments?
a. "You shall not steal"
b. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
c. "Honor your father and mother
d. All of the above
Question 25 Which Jewish leader received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai?
a. Judah
b. Manessa
c. Joseph
d. Moses