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1
In the book of Genesis, _______was renamed "Israel" after wrestling with "God".
Abraham
Jonah
Joshua
Jacob
2
In a Jewish home, the Sabbath meal takes place...
Sunday evening.
Friday evening.
Saturday evening.
Thursday evening.
3
The day the Lord rested is called________.
Shubbat
Shofar
Shavuot
Shabbat
4
At Passover, an important ritual is...
the Seder.
the blowing of the shofar.
lighting the menorah.
fasting.
5
"Hear O Israel, The Lord is our God, the Lord is one."
This is the first sentence of the...
Tora.
mezuzah.
Shema.
kaddish.
6
Central and Eastern European Jews and their descendants.
Sephardim
Ashkenazim
Hasidism
Sharphardim
7
According to the Kabbalah, the true nature of ______is indescribable.
Angels
Man
God
Moses
8
At Yom Kippur, an important ritual is_______
lighting the menorah.
fasting.
the Seder.
circumcision.
9
The movement that promoted the creation of the State of Israel.
Semitism
Secularism
Zionism
Israelism
10
The Holocaust was the systematic killing of Jews before and during WWII.
True
False
11
Feast celebrating the giving of the Torah.
Shavit
Shuvat
Shavuot
Shavot
12
Revelation is the act of showing or revealing something that was hidden.
True
False
13
The _________ is the most important confession of faith in Judaism.
Shoma
Shoah
Shema
Shofar
14
Jewish people "sit shiva" when...
a couple gets married.
a child is born.
someone dies.
a couple gets engaged.
15
Jews believe that the Messiah that will save Israel has not yet come.
True
False
16
A Kosher kitchen must have separate plates and utensils for eating dairy and meat dishes.
True
False
17
The founder of Hasidism was...
Moses Mendelssohn
Emil Fackenheim
Maimonides
Ba'al Shem Tov
18
Thousands of Jews trying to flee Nazi Germany were refused entry into Canada.
True
False
19
The _________wall is Judaism's most sacred place in Jerusalem.
Southern.
Eastern.
Western.
Solomon.
20
By the time of King David, the center of worship and sacrifice was Mount Sinai.
False
True
21
In Jewish tradition _______is honoured above all other humans.
Jesus
Moses
Abraham
Adam
22
Conservative Judaism has opened the position of rabbi to women.
True
False
23
A mystical movement in Judaism that started in the twelfth century is called...
Kabbalah.
Zionism.
Pharisaic Judaism.
Hasidism.
24
Festival remembering Queen's Esther's part in ensuring the survival of the Jewish people.
Purim
Passover
Yom Kippur
Shavuot
25
The term "Orthodox" means "Eastern European".
True
False
26
Which of the following is in the correct sequence of events in Jewish History?
Abraham goes to Canaan; Exile; Temple is destroyed.
Abraham goes to Canaan; David anointed King; Exile
David anointed King, Temple is destroyed; Exile
David anointed King;Abraham goes to Canaan; Exile
27
There are ________Holocaust survivors who came to Canada in 1945, after World War II.
20 000
400 000
40 000
35 000
28
Today, the High Priest gives the final interpretation of the Jewish tradition.
False
True
29
Ritual when a baby girl receives her name.
Bat Mitzvah
Simchar bat
Bar Mitzvah
Simchat bat
30
________ killed an Egyptian who was beating an Israelite slave.
Jacob
Joshua
Israel
Moses
31
Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
True
False
32
Seven day period of mourning.
Shuva
Shiva
Shova
Shinva
33
The Torah contains the first _____books of the scripture.
6
3
5
7
34
The Book of Genesis begins with...
with the Exodus.
two stories of creation.
one story of creation.
one story of creation and the Exodus.
35
During the Holocaust the Jewish population of Europe was reduced from 9.5 million to_____.
1.6 million in 12 years.
1.6 million in 10 years.
1.2 million in 10 years.
1.2 million in 12 years
36
Most Hasidic Jewish communities in Canada are in______________.
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Toronto
Montreal
37
Arabs living in Palestine peacefully accepted the establishment of the State of Israel.
True
False
38
_________ and his wife Sarah left Ur in Mesopotamia to settle in Canaan.
Ishmael
Isaac
Jacob
Abraham
39
The book of reading for the Seder.
Kings
Genesis
Torah
Haggadah
40
The story of Adam and Eve is the first creation story in Genesis.
True
False
41
Guidance on how to live that is found in the Torah, oral Torah, and Rabbinic Law is called:
exodus
the Ten Commandments
mitzvoh
covenants
42
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in Jewish history?
Talmud; exile in Babylon; birth of Rabbinic Judaism; Shoah
exile in Babylon; birth of Rabbinic Judaism; Talmud; Shoah
Talmud; Shoah; Exile in Babylon; birth of Rabbinic Judaism.
Talmud; exile in Babylon; Shoah; birth of Rabbinic Judaism.
43
Canada has the ______ largest Jewish population in the world.
3rd
5th
4th
2nd
44
The first King of Israel was...
King Solomon.
King David.
King Saul.
King Joshua.
45
This book tells the story of Moses and how he freed the Israelite from slavery.
Genesis
Exodus
Wisdom
Kings
46
At a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a young person reads from the Talmud.
False
Tru
47
Which of the following is NOT a part of the bit milah, or bris.
a mohel is present.
circumcision.
a name is given.
a Seder meal is eaten.
48
The Star of ______ is the six-pointed symbol of Judaism.
Israel
Jacob
David
Judah
49
Which ritual object is affixed to a doorpost, and contains words from the scripture?
Torah Scroll
Mezuzah
Shema
Menorah
50
Most Jewish people in Canada live...
in central Canada.
in the Prairies.
in British Columbia.
in the Atlantic provinces.
51
When does the Shabbat begin?
Saturday morning.
Saturday evening.
Friday evening.
Friday morning.
52
________is Hebrew for peace.
Shalim
Shaluim
Shalom
Sholam
53
A Jewish wedding ceremony is celebrated...
in a church
under a parasol.
under a canopy.
in a synagogue.
54
The scattering of Jews outside of Israel in both ancient and modern times is called_____
the dispersal.
the diaspora.
the shoah.
the sowing.
55
Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are from this part of the Tanakh:
Writing (Ketuvim)
Torah
Prophets (Neviim)
New Testament
56
The Day of Atonement is called_______.
Purim
Shavuot
Shiva
Yom Kippr
57
Feast commemorating the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery.
Yom Kippur
Purim
Passover
Hannukah
58
The Torah Scrolls are kept in...
a pulpit
a mezuzah
a tabernacle
an ark
59
Ritual during which the circumcision of a baby boy takes place.
Brin Milah
Brie Milah
Brit Milah
Brim Milah
60
What aspect of Judaism were the Pharisees focused on?
the Temple
Scripture
the legal codes
Prayer
61
The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called days of plenty.
False
True
62
Abraham is considered the patriarch of...
Muslims.
all of the above.
Jews.
Christians.
63
The seven branched candelabra is called a...
Menorah
Shiva
Hannukah
Shavuot
64
The ______presents the core teachings of the Jewish faith in the form of a story.
Tanakh
Shoah
Torah
Neviim
65
The ____________ held the Ten Commandments during the Israelite's time in the wilderness.
Ark of the Covenant
Ark of the Chosen
Holy Ark
Ark of Moses
66
Non-Jews are obliged to follow some mitzvoh.
False
True
67
_________ is the repairing of the world through social action.
Tikkun olam
Tikkun olim
Tikkut olim
Tikkut olam
68
Jews were often unjustly accused of killing Jesus the Messiah in Christian Europe.
True
False
69
The Pharisees encouraged people to gather in houses of study called________
Synagogues
Rabbinic Houses of Study
Temples
Churches
70
Each Jewish month begins on the first day of the_______.
new moon.
full moon.
old moon.
dark moon.
71
The era that emphasized intellectual freedom, reason, and sceptical about traditional beliefs:
the Dark Ages.
the Diaspora.
the Enlightenment.
the Middle Ages.
72
Of the main branches of Judaism, ________Judaism is the tradition with the most liberal views.
Reform
Classical
Orthodox
Conservative
73
The largest group of religious Jews in Canada are...
Reform
Orthodox
Conservative
Hasidic
74
_______laws prohibit the eating of pork and shellfish.
Kasher
Kosher
Kashut
Kashrut
75
There are _____Jewish Laws in the scripture.
630
613
615
605
