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Judaism: reviewing for the review
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1
Israel is a large and powerful country.
False
True
2
Which trio is the measure of a successful & just society from a biblical perspective?
wives, widows & servants
gods, kings & businessmen
widows, orphans & strangers
strangers, slaves & outsiders
3
In Israel, citizenship qualifications for immigrant Jews are determined by
the Department of Citizenship
the Knesset
the Orthodox
the Prime Minister
4
Being a Jew is dependent upon religious observance.
False
True
5
The Shoah and the Holocaust are interchangeable terms.
False
True
6
The ‘apiru were viewed with suspicion because
they were early Jews
they had no ties to the community
they were strangers
they were homeless wanderers
7
This story is key to a Jewish self-understanding.
Leviticus
Exodus
Deuteronomy
Genesis
8
Which is NOT a contemporary Jewish denomination?
Renewal
Orthodox
Conservative
Messianic Judaism
9
Which had a greater impact on the number of Jews alive today?
centuries of anti-Semitism
the Shoah
10
Which is the correct translation of the
Sh'ma
?
Listen, Israel, the Lord our God the Lord is one.
Listen, Israel, the Lord God is Lord alone.
Listen, Israel, the Lord our God the Lord is God.
Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is Lord alone.
11
Tikkun olam
means
to transform the world
to give up on the world
to repair the world
to heal the world
12
A proselytizing religion actively seeks ________.
converts
believers
allies
resources
13
This Jewish denomination does not have women rabbis.
Renewal
Reform
Orthodox
Conservative
14
Among the groupings below, which two belong together as couple?
Abraham & Hagar
Rebekka & Jacob
Abraham & Sarah
Isaac & Leah
15
Only Jews can be Israeli citizens.
False
True
16
Sh'ma Israel Adonai Eloheynu Adonai Echad
proclaims that God is one
is Judaism's key doctrinal statement
is known as the Sh'ma
says God is the best God
17
Traditional Jewish law is
mishpatim
halakah
smicha
haggadah
18
On balance, Judaism is a religion that favors
belief over action
belief above all
action over belief
a balance of belief and action
19
A
mitzvah
is a
commandment
good deed
rule
law
20
In Torah's ideal economy no one has too little, no one has too much, everyone has
just enough
the same
more
enough
21
Mitzrayim
is a Hebrew word for Egypt which means "_____."
home of our sorrows
the narrow place
world's greatest empire
house of bondage
22
To truly celebrate a Jewish holiday, one must attend a synagogue service.
False
True
23
Torah means
Law
Rules & Regulations
Instruction or Teaching
Stories
24
If a mitzvah is a good deed, the mitzvot are
the rules
many good deeds
the commandments
the guidelines
25
According to
halakah
, these two things make someone a Jew:
synagogue attendance and a Jewish mother
belief in God and adherence to the traditions
Jewish parents or conversion
a Jewish mother or conversion
26
Which is NOT a Jewish name for God?
YHWH
Adonai
Yahweh
HaShem
27
In Judaism, a blessing is a way of
acknowledging the brokenness of the world and seeking help
asking for what you need
asking God to be present
saying "thank you" to God
28
How many commandments are there in Judaism?
12
613
610
10
29
Which came first?
oral Torah
written Torah
30
Jewish holidays begin
at noon
at midnight
at dawn
at sunset
31
The central Jewish holiday is
Chanukah
Shabbat
Yom Kippur
Yom HaShoah
32
Roughly _____% of Jews today have Ashkenazi roots.
40
80
60
15
33
What family relationship most closely parallels Christianity and rabbinic Judaism?
spouses
parent-child
siblings
cousins
34
Israel (Isra + El) means wrestlers with
God
pharoahs
circumstances
angels
35
Most Jews today live in two countries; they are
Germany and Russia
the U.S. and Panama
Israel and Venezuela
Israel and the U.S.
36
In 1917, the Balfour Declaration
promised Israel to Jews
promised Israel to Palestinians
promised Israel to Great Britain
promised Israel to Arabs