History 007 - Worlds Great Religions » 2019 » Quiz 3 on Judaism

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Question #1
According to Judaism, the ideal of life is
A.   strictly adhering to Jewish dogma
B.   eliminating desire
C.   living in harmony with the will of God
D.   achieving balance and harmony with nature
Question #2
According to Judaism, the way of life that God gave Israel to follow is embodied in the
A.   1,000 commandments
B.   613 commandments
C.   12 commandments
D.   412 commandments
Question #3
The two constellations of events that have shaped modern Judaism above all else are the
A.   Enlightenment and the Romantic period
B.   the Holocaust and the Romantic period
C.   Enlightenment and the Holocaust/founding of the state of Israel
D.   nineteenth-century immigration to Israel and to the United States
Question #4
The late twentieth-century ultra-Orthodox movement sought to
A.   eliminate ritual
B.   eliminate Jewish ghettos
C.   recapture the way of life of premodern Jews
D.   eliminate supernatural beliefs
Question #5
Which movement would be most likely to accommodate the most aspects of modern secular life?
A.   Reform Judaism
B.   Hasidism
C.   Orthodox Judaism
D.   Conservative Judaism
Question #6
The great founding story from which Judaism draws its identity is the
A.   story of the Exodus
B.   story of Adam and Eve
C.   story of the Assyrian Exile
D.   story of King David
Question #7
A proper comparison of scriptures would require a comparison of the New Testament with which Jewish scripture?
A.   Torah
B.   Tanak
C.   Zorah
D.   Talmud
Question #8
Which group of Jews selected the scriptures that became the Tanak, or the Hebrew Bible?
A.   Pharisees
B.   Hellenists
C.   Sadducees
D.   Zealots
Question #9
After the destruction of the temple in 70 CE, which one of the following was not a reason that the Pharisees were able to provide new leadership?
A.   they were keepers of the synagogue tradition
B.   they were keepers of the oral Torah
C.   they were keepers of the written Torah
D.   they had remained politically neutral and therefore were not a threat to the Romans
Question #10
The Talmud is composed of the
A.   Gemara and Mishnah
B.   covenant and Gemara
C.   Gemara and Halakhah
D.   Halakhah and Mishnah
Question #11
The king who built the first temple to show that Israel was the greatest nation was
A.   Solomon
B.   Saul
C.   Abraham
D.   David
Question #12
The Talmud sanctifies what medium of religious experience to get in touch with God?
A.   esoteric teachings
B.   exoteric teachings
C.   doubt and questioning
D.   direct connection such as in a mystical experience
Question #13
Which movement would be least likely to accommodate aspects of modern secular life?
A.   Orthodox Judaism
B.   Reconstructionism
C.   Reform Judaism
D.   Conservative Judaism
Question #14
Which holiday represents the Jewish New Year?
A.   the Sabbath
B.   Hanukkah
C.   Passover
D.   Rosh Hashanah
Question #15
Commandments requiring deeds of love and kindness are called
A.   Mitzvoh
B.   Gemarra
C.   Torah
D.   Talmud
Question #16
In a break from the elitism of Rabbinic Judaism, Hasidism offered another way for the average Jew to reach God. That way included
A.   duty to family and community
B.   duty to God and community
C.   knowledge through study
D.   prayer and devotion
Question #17
For the first time in 2,000 years, Jews felt hope that they would be treated as equal human beings
A.   after the founding of the state of Israel in 1948
B.   after the Crusades
C.   following the French Revolution in the eighteenth century
D.   at the end of the Medieval era in the sixteenth century
Question #18
The Jewish socialists considered what feature to identify themselves?
A.   orthodox messianism
B.   orthodox dogma
C.   ethnicity
D.   universal ethics
Question #19
What one thing, especially, carried Jews forward after the devastation of the Holocaust?
A.   the founding of the state of Israel
B.   emigration to the United States
C.   knowing they always had the Diaspora
D.   the ending of World War II
Question #20
What form of Judaism provided the expected norms for Jewish life from the sixth century CE until the emergence of modern forms of Judaism in the nineteenth century?,,
A.   Rabbinic
B.   Reform
C.   Orthodox
D.   Ultra-Orthodox

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