Religious Studies Department

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Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.

Jewish Proverb

Quick Quiz on Judaism
  1. What does "Israel" literally mean in English? 

    Jewish

    Sanctuary

    Struggles with God

    Beyond Jordan

    Chosen

     

     

  2. At Auschwitz, Jews were served good food on which one of the following days?

    Passover

    Rosh Hashanah

    Hanukkah

    Tisha Be'av

    Christmas

     

     

  3. What is a "mohel"?

    A non-Jew

    A convert to Judaism

    A Jew who does not follow kosher laws

    A person who circumcises babies

    A survivor of the holocaust

     

     

  4. Which branch of Judaism is characterized by black clothing and side curls?

    Conservative

    Hasidim

    Reformed

    Reconstructionist

     

     

  5. Which Jewish Party wanted war with the Romans?

    Cellulites

    Essenes

    Pharisees

    Sadducees

    Zealots

     

     

  6. With what holiday is fried food associated?

    Hanukkah

    Rosh Hashanah

    Yom Kippur

    Tisha Be'av

    Passover

     

     

  7. What does the 'N' in TANAK represent?

    Prophets

    Nehemiah

    Nothing

    Writings

    Noe

     

     

  8. Which of the following refers to two small boxes, containing scriptural passages, which are attached to the forehead and the upper left arm?

    Kippah

    Mezuzah

    Tefillin

    Herzl

    WWJD bracelets

     

     

  9. In what year did Israel become an independent Jewish state?

    1948ce

    200ce

    70ce

    70bce

    1800bce

     

     

  10. In what year was the Second Temple destroyed by the Romans?

    1948ce

    90ce

    70ce

    70bce

    1800bce

     

     

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