The fast of the 17th of Tammuz is held in memory of the:

Breaching of the Jerusalem walls

Where can the remains of the third wall be found

North of Damascus Gate (Sha’ar Shekhem)

What does the term ‘uqal describe

The people initiated into the secrets of the Druze religion

What does Pentecost celebrate

Descent of the holy spirit on the apostles

The term Jizyah denotes

The per-capita tax levied on non-Muslims

According to the New Testament, after his resurrection Jesus was found at

The shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)

The apse in a church is

A semi-circular recess where the altar is located

Strengthened the authority of the foreign consuls

The Hasmonean Tunnel at the Western Wall Tunnel site was originally used:

To collect floodwaters for the cisterns on the Temple Mount.

The “Tomb of the Kings” site in Jerusalem is generally believed to belong to:

Queen Helene, queen of Adiabene, and her family

When are phylacteries (tefilin) put on?

Every day, except for Shabbat and festivals mentioned in the Torah

The ashes of the red heifer were used, among other things, for

Ritual purification for people who were contaminated by a corpse

Collection of sayings of sages redacted by Rabbi Yehuda HaNassi circa 200CE

What is the “benediction concerning heretics” (birkat haminim)?

A part of the Shmone Esreh prayer

According to the Theodotus inscription, during the Second Temple period, synagogues were used for

Reading the Torah and the study of the commandments (Mitzvot)

According to Christian tradition Palm Sunday commemorates the:

Entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem in the final week of his life

Who do most experts believe built the Antonia Fortress?

Herod (Hordus), northwest of the Temple Mount

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1
The Feast of Pentecost is related to
The Holy Sepulchur
Mt. Zion
The baptismal site on the Jordan River
Qumran
2
What is Ramadan?
All the above
The month of fasting
The month in which the Qur’an was first revealed to Muhammad
The ninth month in the Islamic calendar
3
The tomb of Rashbi (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai) is traditionally believed to be in:
Tsefat
Meron
Bet She'arim
Amuka
4
Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of
Hezekiah (Hizkiyahu)
Ahab (Ah’ab)
Yehoyakim (Yehoyakhin)
Zedekiah (Tsidkiyahu)
5
Moslem Halachah (law) is called
Sharia
Sura
Fatwa
Hadith
6
The fast of the 17th of Tammuz is held in memory of the:
Destruction of the First Temple
Breaching of the Jerusalem walls
Fall of Betar
Destruction of the Second Temple
7
Which of the following terms is connected to the Moslem religion
Raka’ah
Mashrabiya
Saraya
Kal’ah
8
In Christianity the steer (shor) is the attribute of
Matthew
John
Luke
Mark
9
Where can the remains of the third wall be found
Near the Holy Sepulcher
South of Zion Gate
At the foot of the Mt. of Olives
North of Damascus Gate (Sha’ar Shekhem)
10
Which book from the scriptures is read on the 9th of Av?
Esther
Job (iyov)
Lamentations (eikha)
Ruth
11
What does the term ‘uqal describe
A type of headdress
A type of obeisance in Muslim prayer
A title of respect for pilgrims who visited Mecca outside the Hajj
The people initiated into the secrets of the Druze religion
12
Where is there a major Samaritan (shomroni) site
At the Inn of the Good Samaritan
In Ramle
In Holon
In Moshav Matsliah
13
At which of the following sites were beacons lit during the Second Temple Period?
Deir Hajla
Sartaba
Mitspe Masu’a
Mt. Ora
14
How do the Kara’ites feel about Jewish Rabbinical Oral Law?
They are willing to accept whatever does not conflict with the Scriptures
They accept only the Mishna
They reject it completely
They accept only the Talmud
15
Where is the fountain named for Mary, mother of Jesus found?
En Kerem
Sephoris (Tsipori)
Qasr-al-Yahud
I’billin
16
A synagogue dating back to the Second Temple Period was discovered in
Rehov
Bet Alfa
Hamat Tiberias
Migdal
17
What was Hamat Gader famous for in ancient times?
Its excellent wines
One of cities fortified and fenced by Yosef ben Matityahu-Flavius Josephus
As a medicinal baths site
As a major Gadarene (gidriyim) city
18
A book of Halacha written by the Rambam (Maimonides)
Shulchan Arukh
Emunot Vedaiyot
Yad Hachazaka
The Kuzari
19
What does Pentecost celebrate
The ascent of Jesus to heaven
The dormition (sleep) of Mary
The baptism of Jesus in the Jordan
Descent of the holy spirit on the apostles
20
The Crusader fortress of Belvoir (Kokhav HaYarden) was captured by the
Mamluks
Fatimids
Ayyubids
Seljuks
21
Which of the following is a major figure in the Druze faith?
The Disappearing Imam
Sallah-el-Din
Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah
Al-Malik el Muathem Isa
22
How many times a day is “Kriat Shema” said as part of the prayers?
Twice
Once
Three Times
Four Times
23
The term Jizyah denotes
The per-capita tax levied on non-Muslims
The commandment of charity
The northern Arabian Peninsula
The protected religions
24
According to the New Testament, after his resurrection Jesus was found at
Mt. Tabor
Banias
The shores of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee)
Bethlehem
25
The apse in a church is
A semi-circular recess where the altar is located
The Pulpit
The priest’s robing room
A burial site
26
The Capitulations
Determined the rights of the various Christian denominations in the Church
Were permits given by Muhammad Ali for building churches.
Provided entrance permits to the Land of Israel (Palestine) during the Brit
Strengthened the authority of the foreign consuls
27
According to Christian tradition St. Stephen’s (Stephanos) bones were discovered in:
Deir Rafat
Mt. Zion
Abu Gosh
Bet Jimal
28
Where in Israel is there a Karaite synagogue?
Peki’in
Ramleh
Mt. Gerizim
Holon
29
The Hasmonean Tunnel at the Western Wall Tunnel site was originally used:
To collect floodwaters for the cisterns on the Temple Mount.
For draining sewage from Herod’s Palace.
As a hiding cave during the Bar Kokhva Rebellion.
As an immersion site for priests before they ascended the Temple Mount.
30
The “Tomb of the Kings” site in Jerusalem is generally believed to belong to:
Queen Helene, queen of Adiabene, and her family
Agrippas and his family
The Hasmonean dynasty
Herod’s family
31
When are phylacteries (tefilin) put on?
Every day, except for Shabbat and festivals mentioned in the Torah
Every day
On Shabbat and Rosh Hodesh
On religious festivals
32
The Magnificat appears on the compound walls of the
Church of the Visitation
Church of St. John in the Mountains
Basilica of the Annunciation
Church of the Beatitudes
33
Sacred numbers in the Bahai faith include
9, 13
9, 19
7, 77
18, 19
34
Which of the following movements arose following the Council of Chalcedone?
Monophysite
Protestant
Aryan
Catholic
35
In whose time was the Nea Church built?
Justinian (Yustinianus)
Eudocia
Helena
Constantine (Constantinus)
36
The Holy of Holies was located in the following side of the Temple
West
East
South
North
37
At which of the following two sites was Jesus tempted according to Christian tradition?
Banias and Capernaum (kfar nahum)
Karantal and the Temple Mount
Mt. Tabor and the Karantal
Tabha and Kursi
38
The ashes of the red heifer were used, among other things, for
Laments (kinah) on the Ninth of Av
Purifying ritual baths (mikva’ot)
Ceremonies during the Water Drawing Festivities (Simhat Bet HaSho’eva)
Ritual purification for people who were contaminated by a corpse
39
Where were remains of the largest Crusader fortress in Israel discovered?
Qala’at Namrud‎
Kokhav HaYarden
Hunin
Tsefat
40
A Domus Ecclesia can be seen today in
Domus Galilaeae
Kursi
Capernaum
Dominus Flevit
41
In Christianity the Prophet Elijah is a prefiguration of
John the Baptist
Jesus
Paul
Peter
42
The first sura in the Koran (Qur’an) opens with the words:
The great Allah
Allah’s call
In the name of Allah
Allah’s opening
43
What is the Mishna
A collection of halakhic rulings from the Middle Ages
The last book in the Bible
Collection of sayings of sages redacted by Rabbi Yosef Karo in the 16th C
Collection of sayings of sages redacted by Rabbi Yehuda HaNassi circa 200CE
44
What is the “benediction concerning heretics” (birkat haminim)?
A part of the Shmone Esreh prayer
The blessing on the seven species with which the Land of Israel was blessed
The blessing said on spices in the Havdala
The blessing of the four species on the festival of Sukkot
45
According to the Theodotus inscription, during the Second Temple period, synagogues were used for
Reading the Torah and the study of the commandments (Mitzvot)
Public prayer
Communal ceremonies
All of the above
46
According to Christian tradition Palm Sunday commemorates the:
Descent of the holy spirit on the disciples of Jesus
Ascent of Jesus to heaven
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
Entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem in the final week of his life
47
Who do most experts believe built the Antonia Fortress?
Herod (Hordus), northwest of the Temple Mount
Herod (Hordus), near David’s Tower
The Hasmoneans, near the Tyropoeon Valley (“Valley of the Cheesemakers”, H
The Seleucids, south of the Temple Mount
48
What do the following subjects have in common: baptism, extreme unction, matrimony, and penance-confession?
They are all related to the East-West Schism in the church
They are all customs of the Protestant Church
They are all Christian holidays
The holy sacrament
49
What does the Mi’raj denote
Muhammad’s emigration to Yathrib
Muhammad’s ascent to heaven
An optical illusion in the desert
Receiving the Qur’an (Koran)
50
He was Rabbi Judah the Prince’s close friend
Marcus Aurelius
Tiberius
Caligula
Caracalla
51
The Dead Sea Scrolls include
Only sectarian texts
Only Biblical texts
An ancient version of the New Testament
Biblical and sectarian texts
52
The Church of the Visitation in En Kerem commemorates the visit of
Mary to her relative Elisabeth
Joseph and Mary from Nazareth
John the Baptist to the house of his parents
The angel to Elizabeth
53
Whose 500th anniversary was celebrated in Tiberias recently?
Rabbi Haim Abulafia
Dona Gracia
Princess Berenice (Bereniki)
Rabbi Meir Ba’al HaNes
54
Which of the following sites is not Protestant
August Victoria Church
The Garden Tomb
The Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu
The Church of the Redeemer
55
Which is the direction of prayer in Islam
South
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
56
According to Christian tradition, the resurrection of Tabitha occurred in
Al-Azaria
Lod
Jaffa
Talita Kumi
57
What is a narthex?
The nave between the aisles
The entrance courtyard to the church
A narrow transverse corridor before the apse
A transverse corridor in a church located between the atrium and the nave
58
The fast of Yom Kippur was determined by
Maimonides
The Torah (deoraita)
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate
The Jewish Sages (derabanan)
59
“Aseret Yemei Teshuva” (Ten Days of Repentance) occur:
From the first day of Rosh HaShanna until Yom Kippur
Before the Ninth of Av
Before the Festival of Giving the Torah
Before Rosh HaShanna
60
The Beth HaKerem Valley (Bik’at Bet HaKerem) is the boundary between the following areas
Hula Valley-Ramot Naftali
Lower Galilee-Yizre’el Valley
Upper Galilee-Lower Galilee
Western Galilee-Upper Galilee
61
In Islam Ula al-Qiblatain is the name for:
Mecca
The Ka'aba
Medina
Jerusalem
62
When and where did the Ahmadiyya movement begin?
In Shiraz, Iran, in the 19th century
In Egypt in the 11th century
In Qadian, India, in the 19th century
In the city of Hamdan in Iran, in the 19th century
63
According to accepted tradition today, the Stone of Anointing opposite the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Is the surface where the body of Jesus was laid & anointed w/ oils & Spices
Is the 12th station on the Via Dolorosa
Is the 14th station on the Via Dolorosa
The stone used as a table for the Lord’s Supper
64
What can be found at Karne Hittin according to Druze tradition?
The cloak of Nebi Hazuri
The handprint of Jethro (yitro)
Two hairs from the beard of Nebi Sabalan
The footprint of Nebi Shu’eib
65
What is “Ben HaMetsarim”
The three weeks between the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of Av
The time between the closing of the Straits of Tiran to the beginning of th
The days of counting the omer (sfirat haomer)
The period in which selihot are said
66
Which holiday is celebrated at the end of the Hajj?
Eid-al-Adha
Eid-al-Fitr
The prophet’s birthday
Al-Kadr Night
67
The Church of the Visitation in En Kerem commemorates the visit of:
Jesus to the Temple
Zachary, father of John, to the Temple
Mary to her relative Elizabeth
Gabriel to Elizabeth
68
Where in Jerusalem is the Alexander Nevsky Church located
In En Kerem
On the Mt. of Olives
In the Russian Compound
Near the Holy Sepulcher
69
A Christian or Jewish tourist wishing to visit the Temple Mount this week will enter via the
Dung Gate (Sha’ar HaAshpot)
Cotton Merchant’s Gate (Sha’ar HaKutna)
Chain Gate (Sha’ar HaShalshelet)
Gate of the Moors (Sha’ar HaMugrabim)
70
Major mosques named for Omar can be found in
Jerusalem and Tsefat
Jerusalem and Lod
Kafr Kanna and Akko
Jaffa and Jericho
71
In whose days did the construction of the “Third Wall” in Jerusalem begin?
Suleiman the Magnificent
Agrippa I
Horkanos II
Hezekiah (Hizkiyahu)
72
The following order adopted the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as its symbol
Lutheran
Benedictine
Franciscan
Greek Orthodox
73
According to the Druze who is believed to be buried in the tomb of Nebi Shueib?
Joshua Ben-Nun
The Prophet Elijah (Eliyahu HaNavi)
Zevulun the son of Jacob
Jethro (Yitro)
74
Which of the following was a renowned Jewish treatise composed mainly in Tsefat?
The Jerusalem Talmud
A Guide to the Perplexed (moreh nevukhim)
The Zohar
The Shulhan Arukh
75
The Ahmadiyya movement originated in
India
Caucasus
Israel
Persia
76
The “Inn of the Good Samaritan” is found in the area of:
Ma’ale Mikhmash
The Scorpion’s Ascent (Ma’aleh Akrabim)
Ma’ale Adumim
Ma’ale HaHamisha
77
How is it possible to become a Druze?
By being sworn in, in the presence of the community elders
It is not possible to become a Druze
By studying the religion and converting
By marrying a member of the Druze community
78
According to the Bible King David brought the Holy Ark to Jerusalem from the following town
Even HaEzer
Azeka
Shilo
Kiryat Ye'arim
79
What Islamic institute is the Madrasa?
An Islamic theological institute of higher learning
A home for Dervishes
The court where the Kadi presides
The center of the Muslim Waqf
80
Nebi Ya’afuri is a holy site for the
Bahais and is located near Akko
Moslems and is located in the Upper Galilee
Druze and is located in the Golan Heights
Ahmadiyyas and is located in the Carmel region
81
What is “Zakaat”?
Part of the Hadith
One of the fundamental commands of Islam
A sura in the Qur’an (Koran)
A part of the Muslim prayer
82
The poetic prayer “u-Netanneh Tokef” is said at
Rosh Hashana
Yom Kippur
Tisha B’av (the 9th of Av)
The Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah)
83
Who built the Circular Tower in the Zefat Fortress?
Godfrey of Boullion
Benoît d’Alignan
Baybars
Dahar al Omar
84
Which of the following are included in the “seven species” (shiv’at haminim)?
Pomegranate (rimon), fig (te’ena), barley (se’ora)
Grapes (gefen), almond, wheat
Willow (arava), myrtle (hadas), palm branch (lulav)
Myrtle (hadas), olive, date
85
Pentacost marks the
The decent of the Holy Spirit
The Transfiguration
Baptism in the Jordan River
Ascension of Jesus to heaven
86
Which of the following is a common plant related to Christian tradition?
Eastern strawberry tree (ktalav)
Syrian thistle (barkan)
Christ’s thorn jujube (shezaf)
Lilac chaste tree (sia’h avraham)
87
On which holiday was the water libation (pouring of water, nisukh hamayim) performed during the Second Temple Period?
Sukkot
Shavuot
Pesah
Rosh HaShanah
88
What was the Sanhedrin?
The council of the 24 priestly courses (mishmarot hakehuna)
The supreme Jewish religious and political institution
A body established by Ezra the Scribe
The Council of Elders at the time of the Return to Zion (shivat tsion)
89
A Mameluke site in Safed (Tsfat)
The Abuhav Synagogue
The Saraiya
Beit Bosel
The Red Mosque
90
Which of the following, among others, does “Laylat al-Qadr” denote?
The decree of the destinies (kviat hagoralot)
Accepting the commandment of prayer
The prophet’s night journey
The last night of the Hajj
91
The Mamluk turba was a
Sufi Site
Tomb
Library
Religious School
92
Where is Wadi Nisnas, the site of the Festival of Festivals?
Shefar’am
Nazareth
Haifa
Akko
93
How many popes visited Israel?
4
1
2
3
94
Mussaf and Havdala are special prayers said on:
Rosh Hodesh
Erev Shabbat (Friday)
Hanukkah
Shabbat
95
The order of the books in the New Testament is
Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, Gospels, Book of Revelation
Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, Book of Revelation
Epistles, Book of Revelation, Acts of the Apostles, Gospels
Gospels, Epistles, Book of Revelation, Acts of the Apostles
96
What is Jahiliyyah?
The name for Muslim gypsies that live near the Lion’s Gate Jerusalem
The Muslim name for the period that preceded the rise of Islam
An designation for members of the Druze community
An Ismaili Mulsim sect that was active in the 11th century CE
97
Shemini Atseret is the last day of which holiday?
Sukkot
Pessah
Shavuot
Hanukka
98
One can see a full moon at
At the beginning of the Hebrew month
The end of a month according to the Gregorian calendar
The beginning of the month according to the Muslim calendar
In the middle of the Hebrew month
99
Which of the following is not one of the five Principles of Islam?
Prayer
The pilgrimage to Mecca
Ramadan Fast
Jihad
100
According to tradition, Helena identified the following sites
The site of the Visitation in Ein Karem and the site of the visit in Alonei
The site of the Nativity and the site of the Crucifixion
The site of the Room of the Last Supper and the site of the Ascension
The site of the Annunciation and the site of the Praetorium

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